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Cedar City Council urges caution on July fireworks, details designated discharge sites and legal limits
Summary
Council members and public-safety officials warned residents about drought and nearby wildfires, encouraged use of city-sponsored professional displays and five designated parking-lot discharge locations, and explained that a citywide ban or designated-only rule would require meeting state-law deadlines and hazard mapping.
Cedar City Council members on June 25 pressed for extra public-safety outreach ahead of July celebrations, urging residents to use the city’s recommended discharge sites and follow state law.
"We currently have an ordinance that we follow state law," said Mike Schertz, fire chief, listing recommended discharge locations the city provides for the Fourth: the south parking lot at Cedar High, Bicentennial Softball Park, Canyon View High, the Aquatic Center and Iron Springs Elementary. "We provide dumpsters at those locations so we can take care of the waste and the mess."
The discussion began after council members said…
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