Oregon Statutes
§ 162.255 — Refusing to assist in fire-fighting operations
Oregon § 162.255
JurisdictionOregon
Vol.4
Title 16Crimes and Punishments
Ch. 162Offenses Against the State and Public Justice
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Bluebook
Or. Rev. Stat. § 162.255 (2026).
Text
(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.
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Legislative History
1971 c.743 §200; 1991 c.67 §35; 1999 c.1051 §151; 2005 c.626 §1
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Bluebook (online)
Oregon § 162.255, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/or/162.255.