# The Fire and Rescue Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2006, Article 18: Powers of fire and rescue officers in an emergency, etc.


(1) A fire and rescue officer being on duty, may do anything he reasonably believes to be necessary—
(a) if he reasonably believes a fire to have broken out or to be about to break out, for the purpose of extinguishing or preventing the fire or protecting life or property;
(b) if he reasonably believes a road traffic accident to have occurred, for the purpose of rescuing persons or protecting them from serious harm;
(c) if he reasonably believes an emergency of another kind to have occurred, for the purpose of carrying out any function conferred on the Board in relation to the emergency; and
(d) for the purpose of preventing or limiting damage to property resulting from action taken as mentioned in sub-paragraph (a), (b) or (c).
(2) In particular, a fire and rescue officer may under paragraph (1)—
(a) enter premises, by force if necessary, without the consent of the owner or occupier of the premises;
(b) move or break into a vehicle without the consent of its owner;
(c) close a road;
(d) stop and regulate traffic; and
(e) restrict the access of persons to premises.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2006/0110800257/article/18 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-fire-and-rescue-services-northern-ireland-order-2006/article-18
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