No person shall place ashes, cinders, dirt, rubbish, building materials
or other material of any sort whatsoever around or close to any fire hydrant
in the Borough of Carlisle so as to cause hindrance or delay in access thereto
or use thereof. No person shall in any way tamper with or interfere with any
fire hydrant or attempt to take water therefrom without special authority
from the Fire Chief or the person acting as such or from the Borough Manager.
Without the consent of the Fire Chief or the person acting as such,
no person not an active member of the Carlisle Fire Department shall at any
time ride upon any of the fire apparatus of the Borough or of any of the companies
belonging to such Fire Department; nor shall any person make use of any fire
apparatus, hose or other equipment of the Fire Department, other than for
the purpose for which the same is intended, without such consent.
[Amended 5-8-1975 by Ord. No. 1159,
approved 5-8-1975]
No person not an active member of the Carlisle Fire Department shall
at any time enter within the fire lines, being the roped off area around or
in the vicinity of any fire, or interfere with or attempt to operate any of
the apparatus or equipment of such Fire Department or any fire hydrant or
interfere by giving orders, unless requested to do so by the Fire Chief or
the person acting as such with proper authority; other persons as may specifically
be passed by the Fire Chief or the person acting as such may enter within
such fire lines.
[Amended 5-8-1975 by Ord. No. 1159,
approved 5-8-1975]
The Mayor and any police officer of the Borough, including any member
of the fire police, shall have the power, in case of fire or other civil emergency,
to disperse all collections of idle, disorderly and suspicious persons and
of persons hindering the fighting of fire by their presence, and, in any other
way deemed necessary, to preserve order and prevent the commission of offenses
on such occasions. Any person interfering with or refusing to obey any such
officer in the discharge of such duty shall be guilty of violation of this
chapter.
[Amended 3-10-1988 by Ord. No. 1576, approved 3-10-1988]
Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this chapter shall,
upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $1,000
and costs of prosecution, and in default of payment of such fine and costs,
to imprisonment for not more than 30 days.