Section 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