The mayor of the city, or any officer of any fire department, or any officer of the city, is fully authorized and empowered to keep away from the vicinity of any fire all disorderly, idle or suspicious persons, and to arrest, restrain and imprison any such persons who shall fail or refuse to obey, in any manner interfere with, or put themselves in the way of the firemen, or in any manner interfere with or handle any goods, and all such persons so arrested, restrained or imprisoned shall be deemed and held guilty of a misdemeanor.
(1996 Code, sec. 5.201)
It shall not be lawful for any person, under any pretext whatever, other than the purpose for which they were intended in the fire department, to take or use any engine, truck, ladder, bucket, axe, or other apparatus belonging to or in the possession of the fire department, or any member of the company thereof, or to deface, break or injure same, or to pass on or over the hose of any fire company with a vehicle, and any persons violating any of the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.
(1996 Code, sec. 5.202)