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Redmond council adopts emergency ordinance limiting fireworks use after July 4
Summary
The Redmond City Council unanimously approved Emergency Ordinance 2025-13 on July 1, banning private use of legal consumer fireworks after 12:01 a.m. on July 5 and expanding code enforcement powers amid concerns about recent canyon and brush fires.
The Redmond City Council voted unanimously July 1 to adopt Emergency Ordinance 2025-13, which prohibits private use of legal consumer fireworks beginning 12:01 a.m. on July 5 and authorizes additional code-enforcement measures during declared fire emergencies.
Council members said the move balances longstanding Fourth of July traditions with growing wildfire risk after five local fires since June 3. Mayor Fitch and council members agreed the ordinance takes effect immediately as an emergency measure, runs through the end of the calendar year, and will lapse earlier if the fire district removes a burn ban.
The council framed the ordinance as a limited, time-bound measure for 2025. “Legal fireworks will be banned beginning midnight on July 4,” Mayor Fitch said during the meeting before staff clarified that the fireworks prohibition in the ordinance becomes effective at 12:01 a.m. on July 5. City staff described the…
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