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Fruit Heights council adopts county, state fire-restriction maps; enforces fireworks and open-fire limits for remainder of year
Summary
Fruit Heights City Council voted to adopt and enforce the Davis County and state wildfire-restriction maps for fireworks and open fires for the remainder of the year, following public concern about drought and a recent brush fire.
The Fruit Heights City Council voted to enforce the Davis County and state fire-restriction maps, limiting fireworks and open fires in specified areas for the remainder of the year and subject to annual review.
Council action followed public comment raising safety concerns amid drought conditions and a recent brush fire behind a local church. Resident Linda Krismer appealed to the council to ban consumer fireworks, saying, “Please say no to fireworks for July 24 and for future holidays.” Councilmembers debated whether to adopt county mapping and whether the restriction should be indefinite; a council member moved to approve the maps from Davis County and the state, and the motion carried.
Why it matters: The restrictions change where and when consumer fireworks and certain open fires are permitted inside Fruit Heights for the remainder of the calendar year and clarify…
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