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 FD emergency vehicle in any
way or to interfere with, attempt to interfere with, obstruct or hamper
any FD operation. The Fire Chief and/or their representative may prohibit
any person(s), vehicle(s), or object(s) from approaching the scene
and may remove or cause to be removed from the scene any person(s),
vehicle(s), or object(s) which may impede or interfere with the operations
of the FD. The Fire Chief and/or their representative and/or an authorized
representative of the LEA may remove and/or cause to be removed any
person(s), vehicle(s), or object(s) from hazardous areas. All person(s)
ordered to leave a hazardous area shall do so immediately and shall
not reenter the area until authorized by the Fire Chief and/or their
representative.
A vehicle(s) shall not be driven or propelled over any unprotected
fire hose of the FD when laid down on any street, alleyway, private
drive, or any other vehicular roadway without the consent of the FD
IC, Fire Chief, their representative and/or an authorized representative
of the LEA of said operation.
Authorized emergency vehicles shall be restricted to those defined
and authorized under the laws of the State of N.J. It shall be unlawful
for the operator of any vehicle, other than one on official business,
to follow closer than 300 feet to any authorized emergency vehicles
traveling in response to a fire alarm or drive nearer to or park the
vehicle within 200 feet of, where any fire apparatus has stopped in
answer to a fire alarm.
It shall be unlawful for a person, without proper authorization
from the IC of said FD emergency equipment, to cling to, attach himself
to, climb upon or into, board, or swing upon any FD emergency vehicle,
whether the same is in motion or at rest, or sound the siren, horn,
bell or other sound-producing devices 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 a part of any emergency vehicle.
It shall be unlawful for any person(s) to damage or deface or
attempt or conspire to damage or deface any FD emergency vehicle(s)
at any time or to injure, or attempt to injure or conspire to injure,
FD personnel while performing departmental duties.
It shall be unlawful for any person other than a duly authorized
agent or employee of the Water Department or a member of the FD while
engaged in the performance of his regular duties, and for uses and
purposes of such department, to open or attempt to open any of the
fire hydrants or valves connected with any such waterworks system
of the township, to use or operate without such person first obtaining
written permission from the Water Department.
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Violations and penalties. Any person(s) and/or responsible party
and/or owner(s) violating or neglecting to comply with any of the
provisions of this article or any rule, regulation, or directive promulgated
pursuant thereto shall receive a penalty of $100.
No person(s) shall not erect, construct, place, or maintain
any speed bumps, fences, gates, chains, bars, pipes, wood or metal
horses, or any other type of obstruction in or on any street within
the municipality that may impede the use of emergency equipment which
includes any responsible party, having control over private roads,
to construct or provide for the construction of a speed hump on any
private road including parking areas, conforming in design and construction
to the technical standards established by N.J.S.A. 39:4-8.1 et seq.
Pursuant N.J.S.A. 40:48-1.1 undertakes the removal or demolition
of any building or structure which is dangerous to human life or the
public welfare or which constitutes a fire hazard, the governing body
of the municipality, in addition to assessing the cost of such removal
or demolition as a municipal lien against the premises may enforce
the payment of such assessment, together with interest, as a debt
of the owner of the premises and may authorize the institution of
an action at law for the collection thereof.
This code is enacted to authorize and direct the reimburse the
total reimbursement and recovery of all costs at full price reimbursement
for the expenses incurred by the municipality without regard to ownership,
for the purpose of mitigating, controlling, containing, cleanup, and
abatement any incident that a hazardous material and/or toxic substance
involved in a fire and/or intentional and/or unintentional discharge,
or where the potential thereof exists, or for the prevention of same
for the wages, (regular or overtime) paid to its employees, agents,
independent contractors, or servants as a result of an incident and
for the costs of medical and hospital treatment for injuries incurred
by agents, servants, and employees of the municipality or its supporting
units and for or the replacement of, any and all equipment utilized.
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Billing and collection of costs; time limit. § 26-73 authorizes the reimbursement and recovery of all costs associated with the said incident to reimburse the municipality within 45 calendar days after receipt of a bill. The collecting agency shall utilize its best efforts to collect costs hereunder and shall reimburse its agents or the local supporting units for the amounts collected. If the collecting agency cannot collect said monies or only a portion thereof, the collecting agency shall be responsible to its agents or its local supporting units for only the proportionate amount of costs recovered.
Suppose any chapter, section, subsection, or paragraph of this
Fire Prevention Code shall be declared to be unconstitutional, invalid,
or inoperative, in whole or in part, by a court of competent jurisdiction.
In that case, such chapter, section, subsection, or paragraph shall,
to the extent that it is not unconstitutional, invalid, or inoperative,
remain in full force and effect. No such determination shall be deemed
to invalidate the remaining chapters, sections, subsections, or paragraphs
of the Fire Prevention Code. All ordinances or parts of ordinances
inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed, and this section shall
take effect immediately upon final passage and publication by the
law.
