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audible or visual signal, the operator of every other vehicle shall immediately drive the same to a <br /> position as near as possible and parallel to the right-hand edge or curb of the street or roadway, <br /> clear of any intersection and shall stop and remain in such position until the authorized <br /> emergency vehicle or vehicles have passed, unless otherwise directed by the code official or a <br /> police officer. <br /> 7. VEHICLES FOLLOWING FIRE APPARATUS. It shall be unlawful for the <br /> operator of any vehicle, other than one on official business, to follow closer than 300 feet from <br /> any fire apparatus or other authorized vehicle traveling in response to a fire alarm or to drive any <br /> vehicle within the block or immediate area where fire apparatus has stopped in answer to a fire <br /> alarm. <br /> 8. UNLAWFUL BOARDING OR TAMPERING WITH FIRE DEPARTMENT <br /> EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT. A person shall not, without proper authorization from the code <br /> official in charge of said fire department emergency equipment, remove equipment or cling to, <br /> attach oneself to, climb upon or into, board or swing upon any fire department emergency <br /> vehicle, whether the same is in motion or at rest; or sound the siren, horn, bell or other sound- <br /> producing device thereon; or manipulate or tamper with, or attempt to manipulate or tamper with <br /> any levers, valves, switches, starting devices, brakes, pumps or any equipment or protective <br /> clothing on, or a part of, any fire department emergency vehicle. <br /> 9. DAMAGE, INJURY - FIRE DEPARTMENT EQUIPMENT, PERSONNEL. It <br /> shall be unlawful for any person to damage or deface, or attempt or conspire to damage or <br /> deface, any fire department emergency vehicle at any time or to injure, or attempt or conspire to <br /> injure, fire department personnel while performing departmental duties. <br /> 10. EMERGENCY VEHICLE OPERATION. The driver of any emergency vehicle, <br /> as defined in Section 6 of this ordinance, shall not sound the siren thereon or have the front red <br /> lights on or disobey any existing traffic regulation, except when said vehicle is responding to an <br /> emergency call or when responding to, but not upon returning from, a fire. Tactical strategies <br />