Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 162.255 (2026)

Refusing to assist in fire-fighting operations

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162.255 Refusing to assist in fire-fighting operations. (1) A person commits the offense of refusing to assist in fire-fighting operations if:

(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]

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1992–1992 · leading case: City of Dallas v. Sullenger, 826 P.2d 34 (Or. Ct. App. 1992).

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City of Dallas v. Sullenger, 826 P.2d 34 (Or. Ct. App. 1992). · cites it 2× “The legislature has legislated in this area and the cities have been preempted from legislating criminal ordinances in this area.”

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