Homewood’s fire trucks are having a difficult time accessing portions of the city due to narrow streets and on-street parking. Improperly parked vehicles have the potential to cause a severe delay in the arrival of a fire truck at the scene of an emergency.
When seconds count, this delay might cause property damage at a fire to increase unnecessarily or a medical emergency to worsen.
Please help us maintain adequate clearance for the passage of a fire truck. Keep the following points in mind when on-street parking is required by you or your visitors:
City Code prohibits parking within 30 feet of an intersection.
Under City Code, an on-street parked vehicle must leave an unobstructed width of not less than 18 feet of paved street open for the free passage of other vehicles.
Parking on both sides of the street might leave inadequate clearance for a fire truck. The fire truck is incapable of negotiating the same turns and gap passage of a passenger vehicle.
Parking in front of a fire hydrant or in a fire lane is prohibited.
If you have a party or similar function at home, please remind your guests to maintain access for fire trucks.
When choosing a parking place for your vehicle, remember to consider how it may affect access by a fire truck.
-Submitted by Homewood Fire Department
