Every person present at the scene of an accident or other medically or rescue-oriented
incident shall be obedient to the orders of the senior officer in charge in any matter
relating to removal and protection of persons and property endangered; freedom of
rescue squad, medical personnel and apparatus to perform their duties or to function
properly; and the maintenance of order at or near the scene of an accident or other
medically or rescue-oriented incident, and it shall be unlawful and a Class 1 misdemeanor
for any person to disobey any such order of the senior officer in charge. The senior
officer in charge shall have authority to arrest persons who disobey such orders and
to hold them in custody until the incident or danger is abated, at which time the
violator shall be dealt with according to law.
(Ord. of 11-21-88)
