Logan City Council approves fireworks restriction areas for upcoming holidays

Garland Days will begin on Wednesday July 6 and go until Saturday July 9and will round it up with a fireworks show.

LOGAN – The Logan City Council has approved guidelines for the use of fireworks months before the upcoming Independence Day and Pioneer Day holidays.

During their regular meeting Tuesday, Fire Chief Brad Hannig told counsel members that, due to Utah’s historic drought conditions, this year’s fireworks guidelines were slightly expanded from previous years.

“Due to another predicted drought, we are requesting an adjustment to the east boundary (of the closure area) to move it further west from 1600 East to 1200 East,” Hannig said.

The discharge of fireworks will be generally prohibited outside of the city’s developed neighborhoods.

Proposed firework restriction for 2022. (Courtesy: Logan City Fire Department)

Those prohibited areas include the city’s east bench:

• East side of 1200 east from the north city boundary to Hwy 89
• South side of Hwy 89, from 1200 east to 600 east, then the north side of Canyon Road from 600 east to Crockett Avenue
• East side of Crockett Avenue from Canyon Road to Riverside Drive, continuing the east side of Riverside Drive to Mountain Road, continuing the east side of the Logan River to Stewart Nature Park.
• The north and east side of the Logan City boundary from Stewart Nature Park to the southern city boundary.

The west closure will still include:

• West side of 600 west from the north city boundary to 200 south.
• North side of 200 south from 600 west to 1000 west
• West side of 1000 west from 200 south to the south city boundary

City residents may discharge privately purchased fireworks between the hours of 11 a.m. and 11 p.m. from July 2 to July 5 and July 22 to July 25, under state law.

Hannig also noted that discharge hours would be extended to midnight on July 4 and July 24.

Under guidelines spelled out in state law, vendors may sell Class C fireworks to the general public between June 24 and July 25.

Class C fireworks include igniters, fuses and “common” fireworks. They are considered low explosives and suitable for private use, being generally smaller than more powerful Class B fireworks, which are used in commercial and public displays.

July 4 falls on a Monday this year, making that weekend a three-day holiday.

Since Pioneer Day falls on a Sunday, most local municipalities will observe that occasion on Monday, July 25.

Hannig said the Logan Police Department will enforce those closure area prohibitions to reduce the threat of wildfires due to the unsafe discharge of fireworks.

State officials say that 99 percent of Utah’s land area is already experiencing severe drought or worse conditions that could easily result in uncontrolled wildfires. Gov. Spencer Cox declared a state of emergency due to the statewide drought conditions in April.

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