§ 31-17-7 - Right-of-way of fire companies.
SECTION 31-17-7
§ 31-17-7 Right-of-way of fire companies.– The officers and men and women of the fire department, of any fire engine orhose company, or of any protective department or company duly chartered andorganized under the laws of this state for the protection of property from firein any city or town, with their registered fire apparatus, shall have the rightof way while going to a fire or upon any alarm of fire, while responding to anemergency call; when on duty at any fire, in, upon, or through any street,highway, lane, avenue, or alley in the city or town; and when exiting orentering a fire station, garage or other department facility. Every person inor upon or owning any vehicle, or upon the street, highway, lane, avenue, oralley, who shall willfully or maliciously refuse the right of way to, or shallin any way willfully or maliciously obstruct or retard any registered fireapparatus of the fire department, fire company, protective department, orcompany, or any of the officers or men and women, while going to a fire or uponany alarm of fire, while responding to an emergency call, or while on duty atany fire, in, upon, or through the street, highway, lane, avenue, or alley, orwhen exiting or entering a fire station, garage or other department facilityshall be fined not exceeding twenty dollars ($20.00).However, the rightspursuant to this section of the protective department or company shall besubject, at all times, to the rights pursuant to this section of the firedepartment, fire engine company, and hose company.