8.1.1.270 Fire, Failure to Control or Report

Any person who knows that a fire is endangering life or property and fails to give a prompt fire alarm or fails to take reasonable measures to put out or control the fire without danger to himself if he knows that he is under an official, contractual or other legal duty to prevent or to combat the fire, or if any fire was started in any manner, including throwing of any lighted material, lawfully or unlawfully by any person or with his assent on any property, private or public, whether or not in his custody or control, that endangers life or property shall be deemed guilty of the offense and, upon conviction thereof, shall be sentenced to confinement for a period not to exceed three (3) months or to pay a fine not to exceed $250.00 or both, with costs, an d may be liable for damages in an amount determined by the Court, and parents of minor children who violate this Section may be held liable.