More Utah cities ban fireworks ahead of Independence Day
Jun 26, 2026, 6:09 PM
Hot, dry, windy conditions in Riverton, Utah, on Friday, June 26, 2026, send flags at the city park's Veterans Memorial flying sideways as dust and ash fill the sky behind. Riverton is one of the cities to ban fireworks. (Becky Bruce/KSL NewsRadio)
(Becky Bruce/KSL NewsRadio)
RIVERTON, Utah — On Friday more Utah cities declared either a full ban on fireworks or announced there was no safe place to set fireworks off, a day after Gov. Spencer Cox used an executive order to temporarily restrict fireworks statewide.
Ordinarily, Utah state code says only the legislature can enact a full fireworks ban in incorporated areas, such as a city. But the governor’s order on Thursday, under the state’s Emergency Management Act, temporarily suspended those rules.
Extreme conditions spur ban on fireworks
Gusty winds stirred up dust and brought smoke and ash back to the Salt Lake Valley from fires to the south on Friday, highlighting the extreme conditions that led the National Weather Service to issue Utah’s first Particularly Dangerous Situation or PDS Red Flag Warning.” That warning will remain in place until midnight Friday night.
A PDS Red Flag Warning is in effect Friday from 9 AM to midnight for portions of the Southwest Desert, Central & Southern Mountains including the #CottonwoodFire. This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. Gusty winds & dry conditions will lead to very rapid fire growth. #utwx pic.twitter.com/AExO4hCYdG
— NWS Salt Lake City (@NWSSaltLakeCity) June 25, 2026
Where Utah has fireworks bans in place
The following communities now have a complete fireworks ban in place:
- Bluffdale
- Bountiful
- Draper
- Erda
- Herriman
- Provo
- Riverton
- Sandy
- Stansbury Park
- Unincorporated Tooele County
The following areas were considering a fireworks ban as of late Friday:
- Centerville
- Lehi
- Taylorsville
West Valley City officials say there are no designated safe spaces within the community for fireworks.
More cities continued to discuss the issue on Friday; this may not be a complete list.
Read more:
- Utah governor announces temporary statewide ban on personal fireworks
- Red Cross urges fireworks caution ahead of holidays
- New, small wildfires reported across Utah
- ‘Particularly dangerous situation’ pushes Cottonwood Fire to 71,000 acres
