Narrative:

I'm am writing this report in the hopes that it reaches a level where this repeated violation of our clean ramp policy can be corrected. On flight ZZZ1 to ZZZ while parking in ZZZ there were cones inside the safety zone. These cones were inside the aircraft safety lines; but behind the red fire lane lines.it seems that our ground crews are now using the red fire lane markings as our aircraft safety lines. Repeatedly; when arriving in ZZZ this is the case and when asked to move them confusion arises. The red and white safety lines are clearly marked yet items are moved only to be placed behind the fire lane lines instead of outside the actual aircraft safety lines.it took a good 15 minutes to have this corrected which held up our passengers; the vehicle traffic on the ramp; the next crew departing and on and on. I'm curious as to what the fire marshal would have to say if they knew that objects were intentionally being placed inside the fire lane when airplanes approach? Can anyone help rectify this recurring problem? Inform ground crews that the red fire lane lines are not the aircraft safety lines.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Air carrier Captain reported that Ground Personnel are not keeping the ramp aircraft envelope clear.

Narrative: I'm am writing this report in the hopes that it reaches a level where this repeated violation of our CLEAN RAMP POLICY can be corrected. On flight ZZZ1 to ZZZ while parking in ZZZ there were cones inside the safety zone. These cones were inside the Aircraft Safety lines; but behind the RED FIRE LANE lines.It seems that our ground crews are now using the RED FIRE LANE markings as our Aircraft Safety Lines. Repeatedly; when arriving in ZZZ this is the case and when asked to move them confusion arises. The red and white safety lines are clearly marked yet items are moved only to be placed behind the Fire Lane Lines instead of outside the actual Aircraft Safety Lines.It took a good 15 minutes to have this corrected which held up our passengers; the vehicle traffic on the ramp; the next crew departing and on and on. I'm curious as to what the Fire Marshal would have to say if they knew that objects were intentionally being placed inside the fire lane when airplanes approach? Can anyone help rectify this recurring problem? Inform ground crews that the Red Fire Lane lines are not the Aircraft Safety Lines.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.