The Rice Lake Fire Department shall consist
of a Fire Chief and subordinates, paid and volunteer, not to exceed
50 total members.
Disciplinary actions against the Chief and subordinates
shall be subject to W.S.A. S. 62.13(5) and to the grievance procedures
agreed upon by the city and the Fire Fighters' Union.'
No person shall willfully injure in any manner
any hose, hydrant or fire apparatus belonging to the City of Rice
Lake, 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.
It shall be lawful for any fireman, 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
fireman in the discharge of his duty as is hereinbefore provided,
the person so offending shall be deemed guilty of resisting firemen
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 conunand
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
and when authorized fire protection vehicles are displaying audible
and/or physical warning signals, every person driving or riding in
a motor vehicle or any vehicle permitted upon the streets, alleys
and highways of Rice Lake shall move to the side of the street until
the fire engine, 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 and any hydrant to which a fire
hose may be or may be about to be attached.