31-145. Powers of actual members of organized fire departments. - Kansas Statutes

31-145

Chapter 31.--FIRE PROTECTION Article 1.--FIRE SAFETY AND PREVENTION

      31-145.   Powers of actual members of organized firedepartments.Actual members of any organized fire department, whether regular orvolunteer, of any municipality shall be vested with police power to formfire lines, to prohibit persons from interfering withfirefighters in the discharge of their duties, interfering withapparatus, running over firehose and trespassing upon private property, and shall have power toblockade any public highway temporarily while in thedischarge of their official duties; and for thepurpose of effectuating this police power shall have the power to makearrests for violation of any lawful orders made hereunder.

      History:   L. 1972, ch. 157, § 14;L. 2009, ch. 42, § 1; July 1.