{"data":{"id":"us-or/ors-162.255","jurisdiction":"us-or","citation":"ORS 162.255","heading":"Refusing to assist in fire-fighting operations.","body":"(1) A person commits the offense of refusing to assist in fire-fighting operations if:\n      (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\n      (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.\n      (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.\n      (3) Refusing to assist in fire-fighting operations is a Class B violation.","path":["04 - Criminal Procedure, Crimes","16. Crimes and Punishments","Chapter 162 — Offenses Against the State and Public Justice"],"source_url":"https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors162.html","current_through":"2025 Edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T23:50:11Z","sha256":"007770e23a5866da6f2272f554ca9f2ea00acb2f396940b7ba2d448f088ae3de","source_id":"us-or","stale":false,"prev":"us-or/ors-162.247","next":"us-or/ors-162.257"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}