[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Council of
the Town of Louisa 5-28-1981 as Ch. 8, Art. I, of the 1981 Code.
Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Amended 6-18-1991 by Ord. No. 1991-1]
The Chief of Police or his designated deputy
shall attend all fires in the Town and shall so direct traffic and
enforce traffic regulations in the vicinity of the fire as to expedite
the approach and work of the Fire Department. He shall also safeguard
property during the progress of the fire.
[Amended 6-18-1991 by Ord. No. 1991-1]
The Chief of the Volunteer Fire Department shall
establish fire lines where needed during any fire, and the Chief of
Police or his designated deputy shall be responsible for maintaining
such lines until the emergency has passed.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. II)]
Every person present at the scene of a fire
or explosion shall be obedient to the orders of the chief or other
officer in charge of such fire department or fire company and law
enforcement officers in any matter relating to extinguishing the fire,
removal and protection of persons and property endangered by fire,
explosion, smoke or water, freedom of Fire Department and medical
personnel and apparatus to perform their duties or to function properly
and the maintenance of order at or near the scene of fire or explosion,
and it shall be unlawful for any person to disobey any such order
of the chief or other officer in charge of such fire department or
fire company or law enforcement officer. The chief or other officer
in charge of such fire department or fire company and law enforcement
officers shall have the authority to arrest persons who disobey such
orders and to hold them in custody until the fire has been extinguished
or the danger of explosion abated, and such person shall, upon conviction
of such offense, be subject to a fine of not more than $250.
[Amended 6-18-1991 by Ord. No. 1991-1; at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions,
Art. II)]
A.
It shall be unlawful for any owner or lessee of land
to set fire to or to procure another to set fire to any woods, brush,
logs, leaves, grass, debris or any other flammable material upon such
land unless he previously shall have taken all reasonable care and
precaution, by having cut and piled the same or carefully cleared
around the same, to prevent the spread of such fires to lands other
than those owned or leased by him. It shall also be unlawful for any
employee of any such owner or lessee of land to set fire to or to
procure another to set fire to any woods, brush, logs, leaves, grass,
debris or other flammable material upon such land unless he shall
have taken similar precautions to prevent the spread of such fire
to any other land.
B.
During the period beginning February 15 and ending
April 30 of each year, even though the precautions required by the
preceding subsection shall have been taken, it shall be unlawful in
this Town for any person to set fire to or to procure another to set
fire to any brush, leaves, grass or debris or field containing dry
grass or other flammable material capable of spreading fire located
in or within 300 feet of any woodland or brushland, except between
the hours of 4:00 p.m. and 12:00 midnight, provided that this subsection
shall not apply to any fires which may be set on rights-of-way of
railroad companies by their duly authorized employees.
C.
Any person violating any provisions of this section
shall, upon conviction, be fined not more than $500 for each separate
offense.
