[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.