§ 750.241Firefighter; obstructing and disobeying; interfering with public service facility

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during riot or civil disturbance.
 Sec. 241.
    (1) Any person who, while in the vicinity of any fire, willfully disobeys any reasonable
 order or rule of the officer commanding any fire department at the fire, when the order or rule
 is given by the commanding officer or a firefighter there present, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
    (2) During a riot or other civil disturbance, any person who knowingly and willfully
 hinders, obstructs, endangers, or interferes with any person who is engaged in the operation,
 installation, repair, or maintenance of any essential public service facility, including a facility
 for the transmission of electricity, gas, telephone messages, or water, is guilty of a felony.

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