(A) The provisions of this title regulating the operation, parking, and standing of vehicles shall apply to authorized emergency vehicles, except that, unless otherwise directed by a police officer, a driver, when operating an emergency vehicle in any emergency, may:
(1) Park or stand, notwithstanding the provisions of this title;
(2) Proceed past a red or stop signal or stop sign, but only after slowing down as may be necessary for safe operation; and
(3) Disregard regulations governing direction of movement, or turning in specified directions, so long as he or she does not endanger life or property.
(B) The foregoing exemptions shall not protect the driver of any such vehicle from the consequences of his or her reckless disregard for the safety of others.
(1989 Code, § 70.06)