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FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION § 9-8
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<br /> (b) The fire chief and his subordinates, upon his order or direction, shall have the right to
<br />remain at the scene of a fire, including remaining in any building or house, for purposes of
<br />protecting the property and preventing the public from entry into the damaged premises,
<br />until such reasonable time as the owner may resume responsibility for the protectinn of the
<br />property.
<br />(Ord. of 10-26-82, §§ 3, 4)
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<br />Sec. 9-5. Compliance with orders of fire chief. ·
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<br /> No person shall willfully fail or refuse to Comply with any lawful order or direction of the
<br />fire chief or interfere with the compliance attempts of another individual.
<br />(Ord. of 10-26-82, § 5)
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<br />Sec. 9-6. Destruction of property to prevent spread of fire.
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<br /> The fire chief may direct the pulling down or destroying of any fence, house or other thing
<br />which he may judge necessary to be pulled down or destroyed to prevent the spreading of fire,
<br />and for this purpose, may require such assistance from all present as he shall judge necessary.
<br />The owner of such property shall be entitled to recover from the city the amount of the actual
<br />damage which he may have sustained by reason for the same having been pulled down or
<br />destroyed under such direction. This section shall not enable any person to recover compensa-
<br />tion for property which would have been destroyed by the fire, if the same had not been pulled
<br />down or destroyed under such direction, but only for what could have been saved with
<br />ordinary care and diligence, had no such direction been given.
<br />(Ord. of 10-26-82, § 18)
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<br />Sec. 9-7. Interfering with fire department operations.
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<br /> It shall be unlawful for any person to interfere with, attempt to interfere with, conspire to
<br />interfere with, obstruct or restrict the mobility of, or block the path of travel of, any fire
<br />department emergency vehicle in any way, or to interfere with, attempt to interfere with,
<br />conspire to interfere with, obstruct or hamper any fire department operation.
<br />(Ord. of 10-26-82, § 6)
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<br />Sec. 9-8. Boarding, tampering with, etc.,'fire department vehicles.
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<br /> No person shall, without proper authorization from the fire chief or other officer in charge
<br />of fire department emergency equipment, cling to, attach himself to, climb upon or into, board
<br />or swing upon any fire department emergency vehicle, whether the same is in motion or at
<br />rest, or sound the siren, horn, bell or other sound-producing device thereon, or manipulate or
<br />tamper with, or attempt to manipulate or tamper with, any levers, valves, switches, starting
<br />devices, brakes, pumps or any equipment or protective clothing on, or a part of, any fire
<br />department emergency vehicle.
<br />(Ord. of 10-26:82, § 12)
<br /> Cross reference--Injuring, tampering with, etc., vehicles generally, § 13-32.
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