[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of the Village of
Argyle 12-7-2005 as Title 5, Ch. 2, Secs. 5-2-2, 5-2-4, 5-2-5, 5-2-6, 5-2-7
and 5-2-8, of the 2005 Village Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
No person shall impede the progress of a fire engine, fire truck
or other fire apparatus of the Fire Department along the streets or
alleys of such Village at the time of a fire or when the Fire Department
is using such streets or alleys in response to a fire alarm or for
practice.
A.
Driving over fire hose. No person shall willfully injure in any manner
any hose, hydrant or fire apparatus belonging to the 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.
B.
Parking vehicles near hydrants. It shall be unlawful for any person
to park any vehicle or leave any object within 10 feet of any fire
hydrant at any time.
C.
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 Fire Chief or any
law enforcement officer.
A.
Entering adjacent property. It shall be lawful for any firefighter
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 for the purpose of extinguishing
such fire and in case any person shall hinder, resist or obstruct
any firefighter in the discharge of his/her duty as is hereinbefore
provided, the person so offending shall be deemed guilty of resisting
firemen in the discharge of their duty.
B.
Destruction of property to prevent the spread of fire. During the
progress of any fire, the Fire Chief or his/her assistant shall have
the power to order the removal or destruction of any property necessary
to prevent the further spread of fire, provided that it is inevitable
that, unless such property is removed, other property is in danger
of being destroyed by fire.
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 the Fire Department
is out for practice, 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 shall 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.
