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Fire marshal recommends limiting fireworks areas; Millcreek must submit map by May 1
Summary
Millcreek’s fire liaison read a fire marshal statement urging municipalities to maintain or reduce approved fireworks-use areas; staff will prepare maps and a resolution for council action before the May 1 deadline.
Millcreek’s public-safety staff told the city council that the regional fire marshal recommends maintaining or tightening municipal fireworks-use boundaries this year because the seasonal outlook ranges from normal to above normal for wildfire risk.
Chief Jack Robinson, the city’s liaison to the Unified Fire Authority (UFA), read a statement from UFA Fire Marshal Wade Watkins noting “anticipated curing of fuels leading up to the July 4” and recommending that municipalities “carefully evaluate and, if necessary, maintain or reduce the number of approved areas for fireworks use.” Robinson also displayed maps of prior years’ approved areas and said the city must finalize and submit its map by May 1.
Robinson told council members that several nearby jurisdictions have not changed their 2024 maps (Salt Lake City among them) or remain undecided; Holiday planned a staff meeting and other municipalities have submitted minimal changes. He said Millcreek’s GIS specialist is collecting jurisdictions’ 2025 submissions and that he would provide the council copies of the maps and any updates from neighboring cities.
Council members discussed competing public views — some residents press to lift restrictions in particular neighborhoods while others want broader prohibitions — and asked about the legal process and timing. The mayor said the council will adopt a resolution at the next meeting to meet the state filing deadline if changes are needed.
Chief Robinson confirmed he will return with updated maps at the council’s next meeting and that he will share any Holiday decisions. The council did not adopt a new map or resolution at the April 14 work session; staff were directed to bring a formal resolution and materials back before May 1.
