No person shall impede the progress of the fire engine or fire truck or other fire apparatus of the City of Neillsville along the streets or alleys of such City at the time of a fire or when the Fire Department of the City is using such streets or alleys in response to a fire alarm or for practice.
[Adopted 12-22-1998 by Ord. No. 961 (§§ 3-2-4 and 3-2-7 to 3-2-11 of the 1985 Code)]
No person shall willfully injure in any manner, any hose, hydrant or fire apparatus belonging to the City of Neillsville, and no vehicle shall be driven over any unprotected hose of the Fie 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.
It shall be lawful for any firefighter while acting under the direction of the Fire Chief or other officer in command to enter upon the premises adjacent to or in the vicinity of any building or other property then on fire for the purpose of extinguishing such fire, and in case any person shall hinder, resist or obstruct any firefighter in the discharge of his/her duty as is hereinbefore provided, the person so offending shall be deemed guilty of resisting firefighters in the discharge of their duty.
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 Fire Department shall be out for practice, every person driving or riding in a motor 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.
No person shall occupy any portion of such streets or alleys with a motor or other vehicle between such fire engine or fire truck or other fire apparatus or any hydrant to which a fire hose may be, or may be about to be attached.