Policy Text
University of California, San Francisco
Police Department General Orders
4.17 Traffic Direction and Control
4.17.6 Fire Scenes (Issued: 6/25/07)
Officers assigned to traffic control at fire scenes are responsible for ensuring that roadways into
the area are accessible to all emergency vehicles. Officers may close roads as necessary to
facilitate the expeditious response of emergency vehicles. An officer assigned to control traffic at
a fire scene shall continue with traffic control until the incident concludes or he/she is properly
relieved by an other officer or released from traffic control duties by his/her supervisor.