13-2404. Refusing to assist in fire control;
classification


A. A person commits refusing to assist in fire control if:


1. Upon a reasonable command by a person reasonably known to be a fireman, such
person knowingly refuses to aid in extinguishing a fire or in protecting property at the
scene of a fire; or


2. Upon command by a person reasonably known to be a fireman or peace officer, such
person knowingly disobeys an order or regulation relating to the conduct of persons in
the vicinity of a fire.


B. In this section, "fireman" means any officer of the fire department, the state
forester or his deputies or any other person vested by law with the duty to extinguish
fires.


C. A person who complies with this section by assisting in fire control shall not
be held liable to any person for damages resulting therefrom, if such person acted
reasonably under the circumstances known to him at the time.


D. Refusing to assist in fire control is a class 1 misdemeanor.