Sec. 26-35. - Interference with member; summoning assistance.

(a)

The chief, or in the chief's absence, the officer in command of the fire department, shall have the power to cause the immediate arrest and detention of any of the fire department or other person who shall interfere with any member of the fire department while in the performance of such member's duty.

(b)

Any officer in command of any portion of the fire department, while on duty at a fire, may command the aid of any person in suppressing the fire or in the removal and preservation of any property exposed to the fire or the effects of the fire, and the person so commanded shall render the aid required, if it is possible for such person to do so.

(c)

Any person who shall interfere with any member of the fire department while in the performance of such member's duty or who shall fail to obey a request for assistance as provided in this section shall be punished as provided in section 1-15.

(Code 1982, § 8-34; Code 2003, § 26-35)