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Timestamp: 2018-12-10 20:47:50
Document Index: 359516832

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 176', '§ 176', '§ 176', '§ 176', '§ 176', '§ 176', '§ 176', '§ 176', '§ 176', '§ 176', '§ 176', '§ 176', '§ 176', '§ 176', '§ 176', '§ 176', '§ 176', '§ 176', '§ 176', '§ 176']

Township of Old Bridge, NJ Fire Fighting
§ 176-1 Adoption of fire control measures and regulations.
§ 176-2 Authority at fires and other emergencies.
§ 176-3 Interference with Fire Department operations.
§ 176-4 Compliance with orders.
§ 176-5 Vehicles crossing fire hose.
§ 176-6 Definitions.
§ 176-7 Operation of vehicles on approach of authorized emergency vehicles.
§ 176-8 Vehicles following fire apparatus.
§ 176-9 Unlawful boarding or tampering with Fire Department emergency equipment.
§ 176-10 Damage and injury to Fire Department equipment and personnel.
§ 176-11 Emergency vehicle operation.
§ 176-12 Blocking fire hydrants and connections; removal of obstructions; costs.
§ 176-13 Tampering with fire hydrants; violations and penalties.
§ 176-14 Recommendations regarding location of fire hydrants and water mains.
§ 176-15 Yard systems.
§ 176-16 Maintenance of fire-suppression equipment.
§ 176-17 Sale of defective fire extinguishers.
§ 176-18 Street obstructions.
§ 176-19 False alarms.
Chapter 176: Fire Fighting
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Council of the Township of Old Bridge 8-18-1986 by Ord. No. 31-86 (Sec. 4-13 of the 1973 Revised General Ordinances). Amendments noted where applicable.]
Fire prevention — See Ch. 185.
Chapter 176 : Fire Fighting
There is hereby adopted by the Township of Old Bridge the fire control measures and regulations as herein set forth for the purposes of controlling conditions which could impede or interfere with fire suppression forces.
The Fire Chief or duly authorized representative, as defined in Chapter 14 of Title 40A of the New Jersey Revised Statutes and the rules of the fire district or districts of the Township of Old Bridge, as may be in charge at the scene of a fire or other emergency involving the protection of life and/or property, is empowered to direct such operations as may be necessary to extinguish or control any suspected or reported fires, gas leaks or other hazardous conditions or situations or of taking any other action necessary in the reasonable performance of his duty. The Fire Chief or duly authorized representative may prohibit any person, vehicle or object from approaching the scene and may remove or cause to be removed from the scene any person, vehicle or object which may impede or interfere with the operations of the Fire Department. The Fire Chief or duly authorized representative may remove or cause to be removed any person, vehicle or object from hazardous areas. All persons ordered to leave a hazardous area shall do so immediately and shall not reenter the area until authorized to do so by the Fire Chief or duly authorized representative.
It shall be unlawful to interfere with, attempt to interfere with, conspire to interfere with, obstruct or restrict the mobility of or block the path of travel of any Fire Department emergency vehicle in any way or to interfere with, attempt to interfere with, conspire to interfere with, obstruct or hamper any Fire Department operation.
A person shall not willfully fail or refuse to comply with any lawful order or direction of the Fire Chief or duly authorized representative or to interfere with the compliance attempts of another individual.
A vehicle shall not be driven or propelled over any unprotected fire hose of the Fire Department when laid down on any street, alleyway, private drive or any other vehicular roadway without the consent of the Fire Chief or duly authorized representative in command of said operation.
Restricted to those which are defined and authorized under the laws of the State of New Jersey.
Upon the approach of any authorized emergency vehicle giving audible and visual signal, the operator of every other vehicle shall immediately drive the same to a position as near as possible and parallel to the right-hand edge or curb of the street or roadway, clear of any intersection, and shall stop and remain in such position until the authorized emergency vehicle or vehicles shall have passed, unless otherwise directed by the Fire Chief or duly authorized representative or a police officer.
A person shall not, without proper authorization from the Fire Chief or duly authorized representative in charge of said Fire Department emergency equipment, cling to, attach himself to, climb upon or into, board or swing upon any Fire Department emergency vehicle, whether the same is in motion or at rest, or sound the siren, horn, bell or other sound-producing device thereon or manipulate or tamper with any levers, valves, switches, starting devices, brakes, pumps or any equipment or protective clothing on or a part of any Fire Department emergency vehicle.
The driver of any emergency vehicle, as defined in § 176-6 of this chapter, shall not sound the siren thereon or have the front red lights on or disobey any existing traffic regulation, except when said vehicle is responding to an emergency call or when responding to but not upon returning from a fire. Tactical strategies, such as but not restricted to move-ups, do not constitute an emergency call. The driver of any emergency vehicle may:
The exemptions herein granted to an emergency vehicle shall apply only when the driver of any such vehicle, while in motion, sounds audible signal by bell, siren or exhaust whistle as may be reasonably necessary and when the vehicle is equipped with at least one lighted lamp displaying a red light visible under normal atmospheric conditions from a distance of 500 feet to the front of such vehicle.
It shall be unlawful to obscure from view, damage, deface, obstruct or restrict access to any fire hydrant or any Fire Department connection for the pressurization of fire-suppression systems, including fire hydrants, and Fire Department connections that are located on public or private streets and access lanes or on private property.
If, upon the expiration of the time mentioned in a notice of violation, obstructions or encroachments are not removed, the Fire Official shall proceed to remove the same. Cost incurred in the performance of necessary work shall be paid from the municipal treasury on certificate of the Fire Official and with the approval of the chief administrative official; and the legal authority of the municipality shall institute appropriate action for the recovery of such costs.
No person shall tamper with, turn on, adjust, damage or attempt to tamper with, open, turn on or adjust any fire hydrant which is the property of the Old Bridge Municipal Utilities Authority or is connected to the Township's water system. Nothing in this subsection shall apply to any person authorized by the Old Bridge Municipal Utilities Authority or Township Fire Company to use or have proper contact with a fire hydrant.
Any person, firm or corporation violating any provision of this section shall be subject to the penalty contained in Chapter 1, Article II, Penalty, for each offense, and a separate offense shall be deemed committed on each day on which a violation occurs or continues.[1]
The Fire Official shall recommend to the chief administrative official of the municipality the location or relocation of new or existing fire hydrants and the placement or replacement of inadequate water mains located upon public property and deemed necessary to provide an adequate fire flow and distribution pattern. A fire hydrant shall not be placed into or removed from service until approved by the Fire Official.
All new and existing shipyards, oil-storage plants, lumberyards, amusement or exhibition parks and educational or institutional complexes and similar occupancies and uses involving high fire or life hazards and which are located more than 150 feet from a public street or which require quantities of water beyond the capabilities of the public water distribution system shall be provided with properly placed fire hydrants. Such fire hydrants shall be capable of supplying fire flows as required by the Fire Official and shall be connected to a water system in accordance with accepted engineering practices. The Fire Official shall designate and approve the number and location of fire hydrants. The Fire Official may require the installation of sufficient fire hose and equipment housed in accordance with the approved rules and may require the establishment of a trained fire brigade when the hazard involved requires such measures. Private hydrants shall not be placed into or removed from service until approved by the Fire Official.
A person shall not obstruct, remove, tamper with or otherwise disturb any fire hydrant or fire appliance required to be installed or maintained under the provisions of the Fire Prevention Code, except for the purpose of extinguishing fire, training or testing purposes, recharging or making necessary repairs or when permitted by the Fire Official. Whenever a fire appliance is removed as herein permitted, it shall be replaced or reinstalled as soon as the purpose for which it was removed has been accomplished. Defective and nonapproved fire appliances or equipment shall be replaced or repaired as directed by the Fire Official.
A person or persons shall not erect, construct, place or maintain any bumps, fences, gates, chains, bars, pipes, wood or metal horses or any other type of obstruction in or on any street within the boundaries of the municipality. The word "street," as used in this section, shall mean any roadway accessible to the public for vehicular traffic, including but not limited to private streets or access lanes, as well as all public streets and highways within the boundaries of the municipality.
No person shall raise, create or continue a false alarm of fire.