Obstructing firefighting operations · as in force on May 31, 2026
§ 195.15 Obstructing firefighting operations.
A person is guilty of obstructing firefighting operations when he or she intentionally and unreasonably obstructs the efforts of any:
1. firefighter in extinguishing a fire, or prevents or dissuades another from extinguishing or helping to extinguish a fire;
2. firefighter, police officer or peace officer in performing his or her duties in circumstances involving an imminent danger created by an explosion, threat of explosion or the presence of toxic fumes or gases; or
3. firefighter performing emergency medical care on a sick or injured person.
Obstructing firefighting operations is a class A misdemeanor.
A person obstructs firefighting operations by intentionally and unreasonably obstructing:
The offense is a class A misdemeanor.
Marked in the text: penalties, time limits, sums of money. Editorial emphasis added by this edition; it does not appear in the statute as enacted.
This provision appears in Volume 4 — The Court Clerk: Penal Law; Volume 1 — The Court Officer in Plain English; Volume 3 — The Court Officer: Penal Law; Volume 3 — Your Career: Penal Law in Plain English.