[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of the Village of New Glarus 1-18-2000 by Ord. No. 99-14 as §§ 5-2-2 and 5-2-4 to 5-2-8 of the 2000 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Fire Department — See Ch. 27, Art. II.
Fire prevention — See Ch. 159.
Vehicles and traffic — See Ch. 288.
No person shall impede the progress of a fire engine, fire truck or other fire apparatus of the New Glarus Fire Department along the streets or alleys of the Village at the time of a fire or when the Fire Department of the Village is using such streets or alleys in response to a fire alarm.
A. 
Driving over fire hose. No person shall willfully injure in any manner any hose, hydrant or fire apparatus belonging to the New Glarus Fire Department, 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.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Original Sec. 5-2-4(b), Parking vehicles near hydrants, which immediately followed this subsection, was deleted at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).
B. 
No parking near fire. It shall be unlawful for any person, in case of fire, to drive or park any vehicle within one block from the place of fire without the consent and authority of the incident commander.[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).
It shall be lawful for any fireman while acting under the direction of the Fire Chief or any other officer in command to enter upon the premises adjacent to or in the vicinity of a building or other property then on fire, or having another emergency situation, 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.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Original Sec. 5-2-5(b), Destruction of property to prevent the spread of fire, which immediately followed this section, was deleted at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).
Every person who shall be present at a fire shall be subject to the orders of the Fire Chief or officer in command 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 or other emergency situation, every person driving or riding in a motorized or other vehicle shall move and remain to the side of the street until the fire engine and fire truck and other fire apparatus have passed.
No person shall occupy any portion of such streets or alleys with a motorized or other vehicle between such fire engine or fire truck or other fire apparatus or any hydrant to which a fire hose may be, or may be about to be, attached.