Earlier editions: 2026-09
Napa County Municipal Code Ch. 8.32 Fire Zone Regulations
Napa County Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Napa County
Cite as: Napa County Municipal Code Chapter 8.32 · Text as of 2026-10-04
8.32.010 - Establishment of a fire zone.¶
There is established about the scene of every fire during its course a fire zone which will consist of all public streets within a radius of five hundred feet from the perimeter of said fire. Such fire zone shall remain in existence until such time as the fire chief or his authorized agents have declared the fire emergency passed.
(Ord. 1252 § 6 (part), 2005: Ord. 960 § 2 (part), 1990: prior code § 8860)
8.32.020 - Unlawful activities within a fire zone.¶
A. It is unlawful for any pedestrian to fail to stop, or to move or start to move, within a fire zone except upon orders of the fire chief or a peace officer.
B. It is unlawful for any driver or other operator of any vehicle including, but not limited to, a motor vehicle, bicycle, street car, locomotive, or railroad car, to fail to stop said vehicle or to move, operate or start to move or operate said vehicle within a fire zone except upon orders of the fire chief or a peace officer.
C. It is unlawful for any person to enter or to cause any vehicle to enter a fire zone or to stop, stand or park in such a manner as to hinder the apparatus of the fire department in entering or leaving any fire zone.
(Ord. 1252 § 6 (part), 2005: Ord. 960 § 2 (part), 1990: prior code § 8861)
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