(A) All members of the public shall obey the lawful commands, orders and directions of members of the Public Safety Department issued during the period of the emergency and in connection with meeting the emergency.
(B) Included within the powers hereby conferred is the power to forbid all individuals or vehicles from entering premises or areas where the emergency exists and where the presence of these individuals or vehicles would handicap the officers in combating the emergency; and the officers are likewise empowered to require removal of any vehicle or other movable object from the areas.
(C) It shall be unlawful for any person to interfere with or impede the efforts of the officers at the times stated and, specifically, to drive any vehicle over or impose any weight upon any fire hose being employed or to be employed in connection with meeting the emergency.
(D) The emergency area shall be deemed to include not merely the premises immediately involved but also any and all fire hydrants in proximity to a burning structure or being used or to be used in connection with combating the emergency and shall include also all public or private property or across which lines or equipment of either of the departments may be laid, strung or placed, as well as streets and avenues adjacent or in proximity to the structure or property affected or likely to be affected by the emergency. The powers hereby conferred upon the Public Safety Department extend to the entire emergency area and are in addition to the powers as members of the Department may already have by operation of law.
(1995 Code, § 2-3005) (Ord. passed 1-26-1948) Penalty, see § 10.99
Cross-reference:
Emergency ordinance adoption, see § 30.054(C)