[Adopted 8-22-2006 (§§ 5-2-2,
5-2-4, 5-2-6, 5-2-7 and 5-2-8 of the 2006 Code of Ordinances)]
No person shall impede the progress of a fire engine, fire truck
or other fire apparatus of the Fire Department along the streets or
alleys of such Village at the time of a fire or when the Fire Department
of the Village is using such streets or alleys in response to a fire
alarm or for practice.
A.
Driving over fire hose. No person shall willfully injure in any manner
any hose, hydrant or fire apparatus belonging to the Fire Department,
and no vehicle shall be driven over any unprotected hose of the Fire
Department when laid down on any street, private driveway or other
place to be used at any fire or alarm of fire, without the consent
of the Fire Department official in command.
B.
Parking vehicles near hydrants. It shall be unlawful for any person
to park any vehicle or leave any object within 10 feet of any fire
hydrant at any time.
C.
No parking near fire. It shall be unlawful for any person, in case
of fire, to drive or park any vehicle within one block from the place
of fire without the consent and authority of the Fire Chief or any
law enforcement officer.
Every person who shall be present at a fire shall be subject
to the orders of the Fire Chief or officer in command and may be required
to render assistance in fighting the fire or in removing or guarding
property. Such officer shall have the power to cause the arrest of
any person or persons refusing to obey said orders.
Whenever there shall be a fire or fire alarm or the Sullivan
Volunteer Fire Department shall be out for practice, every person
driving or riding in a motorized or other vehicle shall move and remain
to the side of the street until the fire engine and fire truck and
other fire apparatus shall have passed.[1]
