A. There is established about the scene of every fire during its course, a "fire zone" which shall consist of all public streets within a radius of three hundred feet or more from the fire, and in every case shall include the two nearest street intersections.

The "fire zone" shall remain in existence until such time as the chief of the fire department or his authorized agent shall declare the emergency past.

Commanding officers at fires shall have authority to remove from the "fire zone" obstructions to the extinguishing of fires.

All traffic, including locomotives, railroad cars, vehicular and pedestrian, within a "fire zone" shall stop in a safe place, and it is unlawful for any person to move, operate or start to move or operate any vehicle except upon orders of the chief of police or the chief of the fire department or their authorized agents.

It is unlawful to enter a "fire zone" or to stop, stand or park in such a manner as to hinder the apparatus of the fire department in entering or leaving any "fire zone."

B. It is unlawful for the chief of the fire department and his authorized agents to require the aid of the operator of any vehicle, in drawing or conveying any apparatus, equipment or tools of the fire department to a fire.

C. During an emergency requiring the services of the fire department, the chief or his authorized agent is authorized to establish firelines on a public street or private property, by roping off same, or by stationing a fireman in uniform, or a police officer, to direct traffic, and it is unlawful for any person to disregard or fail to obey the orders of the fireman or police officer or to run over the rope or to operate any vehicle inside firelines.

D. The chief of the fire department or his authorized agent may, when the walls of a burned building are unsafe or in such condition as to endanger traffic on public streets, or when any pole, chimney, spire, steeple, electric wire or other thing or object endangers human life or property in the public streets, rope, fence or wall-off parts of public streets and private property in and adjacent thereto and place suitable signs marked "danger" about same, or caution lights at night, and it is unlawful for any person to remove, mutilate, tear down or otherwise damage any sign, fence, wall or rope, or to walk, or to drive, operate or move any vehicle inside the lines, fences, or walls. (Ord. 2735 § 2 (part), 1983).