[Adopted 12-2-1981 by Ord. No. 1981-21]
[Amended 9-20-2000 by Ord. No. 2000-11]
The Fire Chief or his or her designee, as may
be in charge at the scene of a fire or other emergency involving the
protection of life and/or property, are empowered to direct such operations
as may be necessary to extinguish or control any suspected or reported
fires, gas leaks or other hazardous conditions or situations or to
take any other action necessary in the reasonable performance of their
duty. The Fire Chief or his or her designee may prohibit any person,
vehicle or object from approaching the scene and may remove or cause
to be removed from the scene any person, vehicle or object which may
impede or interfere with the operations of the Fire Department. The
Fire Chief or his or her designee may remove or cause to be removed
any person, vehicle or object from hazardous areas. All persons ordered
to leave a hazardous area shall do so immediately and shall not reenter
the area until authorized to do so by the Fire Chief or his or her
designee.
It shall be unlawful to interfere with, attempt
to interfere with, conspire to interfere with, obstruct or restrict
the mobility of or block the path of travel of any Fire Department
emergency vehicle in any way or to interfere with, attempt to interfere
with, obstruct or hamper any Fire Department operation.
[Amended 9-20-2000 by Ord. No. 2000-11]
A person shall not willfully fail or refuse
to comply with any lawful order or direction of the Fire Chief or
his or her designee or to interfere with the compliance attempts of
another individual.
[Amended 9-20-2000 by Ord. No. 2000-11]
A vehicle shall not be driven or propelled over
any unprotected fire hose of the Fire Department, when laid down on
any street, alleyway, private drive or any other vehicular roadway,
without the consent of the Fire Chief or his or her designee in command
of said operation.
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Shall be restricted to those which are defined and authorized
under the laws of the State of New Jersey.
[Amended 9-20-2000 by Ord. No. 2000-11]
Upon the approach of any authorized emergency
vehicle giving audible and visual signal, the operator of every other
vehicle shall immediately drive the same to a position as near as
possible and parallel to the right-hand edge or curb of the street
or roadway, clear of any intersection, and shall stop and remain in
such position until the authorized emergency vehicle or vehicles shall
have passed, unless otherwise directed by the Fire Chief or his or
her designee or a police officer.
It shall be unlawful for the operator of any
vehicle, other than one on official business, to follow closer than
300 feet from any fire apparatus traveling in response to or from
a fire alarm or to drive any vehicle within the block or immediate
area where fire apparatus has stopped in answer to a fire alarm.
[Amended 9-20-2000 by Ord. No. 2000-11]
A person shall not, without proper authorization
from the Fire Chief or his or her designee in charge of said Fire
Department emergency equipment, cling to, attach himself or herself
to, climb upon or into, board or swing upon any Fire Department emergency
vehicle, whether the same is in motion or at rest, or sound the siren,
horn, bell or other sound-producing device thereon or manipulate or
tamper with or attempt to manipulate or tamper with any levers, valves,
switches, starting devices, brakes, pumps or any equipment or protective
clothing on or part of any Fire Department emergency vehicle.
It shall be unlawful for any person to damage
or deface or attempt or conspire to damage or deface any Fire Department
emergency vehicle at any time or to injure or attempt to injure or
conspire to injure Fire Department personnel while performing departmental
duties.
A.
The driver of any emergency vehicle, as defined in § 95-29 of the Code, shall not sound the siren thereon or have the front red lights on or disobey any existing traffic regulation, except when said vehicle is responding to an emergency call or when responding to but not upon returning from a fire. Tactical strategies, such as but not restricted to move-ups, do not constitute an emergency call. The driver of an emergency vehicle may:
(1)
Park or stand irrespective of the provisions of existing
traffic regulations.
(2)
Proceed past a red or stop signal or other sign, but
only after slowing down as may be necessary for safe operation.
(3)
Exceed the prima facie speed limit so long as the
action does not endanger life or property.
(4)
Disregard regulations governing direction of movement
or turning in specified directions.
B.
The exemptions herein granted to an emergency vehicle
shall apply only when the driver of any such vehicle while in motion
sounds an audible signal, bell, siren or exhaust whistle as may be
reasonably necessary and when the vehicle is equipped with at least
one lighted lamp displaying a red light visible under normal atmospheric
conditions from a distance of 500 feet to the front of such vehicle.
A.
It shall be unlawful to obscure from view, damage,
deface, obstruct or restrict the access to any fire hydrant or any
Fire Department connection for the pressurization of fire suppression
systems, including fire hydrants and Fire Department connections that
are located on public or private streets and access lanes or on private
property.
B.
If, upon the expiration of the time mentioned in a
notice of violation, obstructions or encroachments are not removed,
the Fire Chief or his or her designee or Fire Official shall proceed
to remove the same. Costs incurred in the performance of necessary
work shall be paid from the municipal treasury on certificate of the
Fire Chief or his or her designee or Fire Official and with the approval
of the chief administrative official, and the legal authority of the
municipality shall institute appropriate action for the recovery of
such costs.
[Amended 9-20-2000 by Ord. No. 2000-11; 3-15-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-6]
[Amended 9-20-2000 by Ord. No. 2000-11]
A person shall not obstruct, remove, tamper
with or otherwise disturb any fire hydrant or fire appliance required
to be installed or maintained under the provisions of the Fire Prevention
Code except for the purposes of extinguishing fire, training or testing
purposes, recharging or making necessary repairs or when permitted
by the Fire Chief or his or her designee. Whenever a fire appliance
is removed as herein permitted, it shall be replaced or reinstalled
as soon as the purpose for which it was removed has been accomplished.
Defective and nonapproved fire appliances or equipment shall be replaced
or repaired as directed by the Fire Chief or his or her designee.
[Amended 9-20-2000 by Ord. No. 2000-11]
A person shall not sell, trade, loan or give
away any form, type or kind of fire extinguisher which is not approved
by the Fire Chief or his or her designee or which is not in proper
working order or the contents of which do not meet the requirements
of the Fire Chief or his or her designee. The requirements of this
section shall not apply to the sale, trade or exchange of obsolete
or damaged equipment for junk when said units are permanently disfigured
or marked with a permanent sign identifying the unit as junk.
[Amended 4-2-1986 by Ord. No. 1986-8]
A person or persons shall not erect, construct,
place or maintain fences, gates, chains, bars, pipes, wood or metal
horses or any other type of obstruction in or on any street within
the boundaries of the municipality unless authorized by the Township.
The word "street" as used in this article shall mean any roadway accessible
to the public for vehicular traffic, including but not limited to
private streets or access lanes, as well as all public streets and
highways within the boundaries of the municipality.
No person shall store or park or cause to be
stored or parked any internal-combustion-engine vehicle commonly known
as a "motorcycle," "moped," "go-cart" or "dirt bike" in or on any
apartment unit porch, balcony, patio, entrance, exit or any other
private area of an apartment or multifamily dwelling unit.
