The purpose of this article is to set forth the rules and regulations regarding fire and safety to insure that all persons using the airport shall exercise the utmost care to guard against fire and injury to persons or property.
The BOCA National Fire Prevention Code, Ninth Edition, 1993, as may be hereinafter amended, as published by the Building Officials and Code Administrators International, Inc., is hereby adopted as the Fire Prevention Code of Pittsburgh International Airport, for the control of buildings, structures and premises as herein provided; and each and all of the regulations, provisions, conditions and terms of said BOCA National Fire Prevention Code, are hereby referred to, adopted and made a part hereof as if fully set out in this article.
A. 
Authority at fires and other emergencies. The Fire Chief, Allegheny County Bureau of Fire, or duly authorized representatives, as may be in charge at the scene of a fire or other emergency involving the protection of life and property, is empowered to direct such operations as may be necessary to extinguish or control any suspected or reported fires, gas leaks or other hazardous conditions or situations or of taking any other action necessary in the reasonable performance of their duty. Said official may prohibit any person, vehicle or object from approaching the scene and may remove or cause to be removed from the scene any person, vehicle or object which may impede or interfere with the operations of the Fire Department. Said official may remove or cause to be removed any person, vehicle or object from hazardous areas. All persons ordered to leave a hazardous area shall do so immediately and shall not re-enter the area until authorized to do so by said duly authorized official.
B. 
Interference with Fire Department operations. It shall be unlawful to interfere with, attempt to interfere with, conspire to interfere with, obstruct or restrict the mobility of or block the path of travel of any Fire Department emergency vehicle in any way, or to interfere with, attempt to interfere with, conspire to interfere with, obstruct or hamper any Fire Department operation.
C. 
Compliance with orders. A person shall not willfully fail or refuse to comply with any lawful order or direction of the Fire Chief or to interfere with the compliance attempts of another individual.
D. 
Vehicles crossing fire hose. A vehicle shall not be driven or propelled over any unprotected fire hose of the Fire Department when laid down on any street, alleyway, private drive or any other vehicle roadway without the consent of the Fire Chief in command of said operation.
E. 
Definition of authorized emergency vehicle. Authorized emergency vehicles shall be restricted to those which are defined and authorized under the laws of the State of Pennsylvania.
F. 
Operation of vehicles on approach of authorized emergency vehicles. Upon the approach of any authorized emergency vehicle, giving audible and visual signal, the operator of every other vehicle shall immediately drive the same to a position as near as possible and parallel to the right-hand edge or curb of the street or roadway, clear of any intersection and shall stop and remain in such position until the authorized emergency vehicle or vehicles shall have passed, unless otherwise directed by the Fire Chief or a police officer.
G. 
Vehicles following fire apparatus. It shall be unlawful for the operator of any vehicle, other than one on official business, to follow closer than 300 feet to any fire apparatus traveling in response to a fire alarm.
H. 
Unlawful boarding or tampering with Fire Department emergency equipment. A person shall not without proper authorization from the Fire Chief in charge of said Fire Department emergency equipment, cling to, attach himself to, climb upon or into, board or swing upon any Fire Department emergency vehicle, whether the same is in motion or a rest, or sound the siren, horn, bell or other sound-producing device thereon, or to manipulate or tamper with, or attempt to manipulate or tamper with levers, valves, switches, starting devices, brakes, pumps or any equipment or protective clothing on, or a part of, any Fire Department emergency vehicle.
I. 
Damage or injury to Fire Department equipment or personnel. It shall be unlawful for any person to damage or deface or attempt to conspire to damage or deface any Fire Department emergency vehicle at any time or to injure, or attempt or conspire to injure, Fire Department personnel while performing departmental duties.
J. 
Emergency vehicle operation. The driver of any emergency vehicle, as defined in Article VII of this Part 3, shall not sound the siren thereon or have the front red lights on or disobey any existing traffic regulation, except when said vehicle is responding to, but not upon returning from, a fire. Tactical strategies such as, but not restricted to, "move-ups" do not constitute an emergency call. The driver of an emergency vehicle may:
(1) 
Park or stand irrespective of the provisions of existing traffic regulations.
(2) 
Proceed past a red or stop signal or other sign but only after slowing down as may be necessary for safe operation.
(3) 
Exceed the prima facie speed limit so long as the action does not endanger life or property.
(4) 
Disregard regulations governing direction of movement or turning in specified directions.
(5) 
The exemptions herein granted to an emergency vehicle shall apply only when the driver of any such vehicle while in motion sounds audible signal by bell, siren or exhaust whistle as may be reasonably necessary, and when the vehicle is equipped with at least one lighted lamp displaying a red light visible under normal atmospheric conditions from a distance of 500 feet to the front of such vehicle.
K. 
Blocking fire hydrants and Fire Department connections. It shall be unlawful to obscure from view, damage, deface, obstruct or restrict the access to any fire hydrant or any Fire Department connection for the pressurization of fire suppression systems, including fire hydrants and Fire Department connections located on public or private streets and access lanes or on private property. If, upon the expiration of the time mentioned in a notice of violation, obstructions or encroachments are not removed, the Fire Chief shall proceed to remove the same. Costs incurred in the performance of necessary work shall be assessed accordingly.
L. 
Hydrant use approval. A person shall not use or operate any fire hydrant intended for use of the Fire Department for fire suppression purposes unless such person first secures authorization for such use from the Fire Chief. This subsection shall not apply to the use of such hydrants by a person employed by, and authorized to make such use by, the water company having jurisdiction.
M. 
Maintenance of fire suppression equipment. A person shall not obstruct, remove, tamper with or otherwise disturb any fire hydrant or fire appliance required to be installed or maintained under the provisions of the Fire Prevention Code except for the purpose of extinguishing a fire, training or testing purposes, recharging or making necessary repairs or when permitted by the Fire Prevention Code official. Whenever a fire appliance is removed as herein permitted, it shall be replaced or reinstalled as soon as the purpose for which it was removed has been accomplished. Defective and nonapproved fire appliances or equipment shall be replaced or repaired as directed by the Fire Chief.
N. 
Sale of defection fire extinguishers. A person shall not sell, trade, loan or give away any form, type or kind of fire extinguisher which is not approved by the Fire Chief, or which is not in proper working order, or the contents of which do not meet the requirements of the Fire Chief. The requirements of this subsection shall not apply to the sale, trade or exchange or obsolete or damaged equipment for junk when said units are permanently disfigured or marked with a permanent sign identifying the unit as junk.
A. 
Any person who violates any of the regulations of this article shall be subjected to one or both of the following penalties: Upon conviction of the summary proceeding, violators shall:
(1) 
Undergo imprisonment in the County jail for not more than 30 days; and/or
(2) 
Be sentenced to pay a fine, to be paid to the use of the County with costs of prosecutions, not less than $25 nor to exceed $100 for each conviction thereof.
B. 
The Board of County Commissioners may also prescribe fines and penalties, not to exceed $500, for the violation of County ordinances, which fines and penalties may be collected by suit brought in the name of the County in like manner as debts of like amount may be used for.
C. 
Each of the sections contained in this article shall constitute a separate offense subject to the penalties outlined in Subsections A and B of this section.