Independence Day Fireworks at the Salt Lake Bees game. Parowan: 4th of July Independence Day Celebration.
Park City: July 3rd Weekend Celebration at Canyons Village (Sunday). Oakley: 2022 Oakley Independence Day Celebration.
North Salt Lake: Liberty Fest (Saturday). Magna: Magna Independence Day Celebration. Logan: Fireworks Show at Willow Park (Saturday). Kanab: Kanab’s Small Town Independence Day Celebration.
Hurricane: Hurricane City Independence Day. Most start at dusk, around 10 p.m.īrigham City: Brigham City’s Fourth of July Celebration. All are scheduled for Monday, July 4, unless noted otherwise.
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“Let’s try to capture the spirit of celebration in a different way that doesn’t add as much risk to public health and the environment and our water resources.” Professional displays this weekendĮven though authorities recommend skipping personal fireworks this year, there are dozens of professional fireworks shows scheduled around the state this Independence Day weekend. “It’s a sad reality that we’re facing, in terms of this drought and the causes of this drought, which is likely climate change,” Briefer said. For Pioneer Day, Utahns can light fireworks from July 22 to July 25. Fireworks can only be lit from July 2 to July 5. In Salt Lake City, fireworks with a fuse - for example, sparklers, rockets and fountains - are prohibited west of Redwood Road, north of South Temple, east of 900 east, in city parks, in the area near the Jordan River Parkway, and on all federally owned land.įor Independence Day, the window for Utahns to purchase fireworks from state- and locally-approved stores for Independence Day opened on June 24, and will close on July 25. People with respiratory conditions, children and the elderly are particularly vulnerable to such health risks. The air pollution resulting from firework smoke causes fine particulate matter level to exceed federal air quality standards, Bird said, which can harm public health. “And, unfortunately, those two are connected more often than we would like.” “The other times during the summer when we see elevated particulate level is during times when there’s fires,” Bird said. There is usually a spike in particulate air pollution in the days preceding and following the Fourth of July and Pioneer Day, Bird said. “I see these things as very interconnected and interrelated, and the decisions we make could have positive or negative unintended impacts somewhere down the line.”Īside from drought concerns, fireworks also worsen air quality, said Bryce Bird, director of the Utah Division of Air Quality. “It takes stewardship of the watershed from the tops of the mountains all the way to the lake to help keep the system healthy,” she said. The viability of Salt Lake City’s water sources can even be connected to the health of the Great Salt Lake, Briefer said. (Dynamic FX) Salt Lake City will host a laser show in lieu of fireworks for the Fourth of July and Pioneer Day, citing drought and wildfire concerns. Wildland fires can destroy vegetation that keeps soil in place, contaminate water supplies and make water difficult to treat. Since many of Salt Lake City’s residential areas lie along the foothills or stream corridors, launching personal fireworks potentially can cause wildfires that put those already struggling water sources at further risk, Briefer said. Salt Lake City relies on mostly surface water sources, with 50 to 60% of those sources being free-flowing streams along the Wasatch Front, all of which are well below their average levels. Laura Briefer, Salt Lake City’s director of public utilities, said wildfires can further stress the city’s water supplies. Fireworks accounted for 14 wildfire starts last year. Though there were fewer human-caused wildfires in 2021, they still made up the majority. Over the last three years in Utah, the number of human-caused wildfires has spiked on the Fourth of July. Spencer Cox characterized the state as a “tinderbox.” Last week, the governor, city mayors and firefighting authorities implored Utahns to forgo the use of personal fireworks this year in light of such conditions.įireworks and wildfires are undeniably linked. Salt Lake County - and the majority of Utah - is experiencing extreme drought conditions, so much so that Gov.
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