§710-1012 Refusing to assist in fire control. (1) A person commits the offense of refusing to assist in fire control when:
(a) Upon a reasonable command by a person known to him to be a firefighter, he intentionally refuses to aid in extinguishing a fire or in protecting property at the scene of a fire; or
(b) Upon command by a person known to him to be a firefighter or law enforcement officer, he intentionally disobeys an order or regulation relating to the conduct of persons in the vicinity of a fire.
(2) "Firefighter" means any officer of a fire department or any other person vested by law with the duty to extinguish fires.
(3) Refusing to assist in fire control is a petty misdemeanor.
(4) A person who complies with this section by assisting in fire control shall not be held liable to any person for damages resulting therefrom, provided he acted reasonably under the circumstances known to him at the time. [L 1972, c 9, pt of §1; am L 1977, c 191, §2; am L 1983, c 124, §15; am L 2001, c 91, §4]