Oregon Statutes 162.255 – Refusing to assist in fire-fighting operations
(1) A person commits the offense of refusing to assist in fire-fighting operations if:
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 162.255
- Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
(a) Upon command by a person known by the person to be a firefighter the person unreasonably refuses or fails to assist in extinguishing a fire or protecting property threatened thereby; or
(b) Upon command by a person known by the person to be a firefighter or peace officer the person intentionally and unreasonably disobeys a lawful order relating to the conduct of the person in the vicinity of a fire.
(2) Subsection (1) of this section does not apply to a person working for a news organization if the person is reporting on the fire and the person does not unreasonably interfere with fire-fighting operations.
(3) Refusing to assist in fire-fighting operations is a Class B violation. [1971 c.743 § 200; 1991 c.67 § 35; 1999 c.1051 § 151; 2005 c.626 § 1]