102.2 - AUTHORITY AT FIRES.
102.2 AUTHORITY AT FIRES.
A fire chief or other authorized officer of a fire department, in
charge of a fire scene which involves the protection of life or
property, may direct an operation as necessary to extinguish or
control a fire, perform a rescue operation, investigate the existence
of a suspected or reported fire, gas leak, or other hazardous
condition, or take any other action as deemed necessary in the
reasonable performance of the department's duties. In exercising
this power, a fire chief may prohibit an individual, vehicle, or
vessel from approaching a fire scene and may remove from the scene
any object, vehicle, vessel, or individual that may impede or
interfere with the operations of the fire department. Section History: Recent Form
89 Acts, ch 132, §2
Referred to in § 102.5