Wallsburg council unanimously adopts emergency ban on ignition sources, aligning with county and state restrictions

The Wallsburg Town Council voted unanimously June 24 to adopt Resolution 2026-001, prohibiting ignition sources — including open flames and fireworks — within the town’s municipal boundaries effective Friday, June 26, until conditions improve or Wasatch County and the State of Utah lift their fire restrictions. Mayor Selene Richins read the resolution aloud before the council voted to adopt it.

Mayor Selene Richins, who called the emergency meeting, said she had spoken with Troy Morgan, the wildland-urban interface fire warden, and that the state planned to put Stage 2 fire restrictions into effect on Friday. “Unless explicitly approved through the issuance of a written permit, the Wallsburg Town Council prohibits the use of any ignition source, including open flames and fireworks, throughout the Wallsburg Town municipal boundaries,” she read from the resolution. The council agreed to align the town’s measure with Wasatch County and state actions to avoid inconsistent local exceptions.

Council members discussed how Stage 2 differs from Stage 1 and noted that the measure will remain in effect “until conditions improve” or the county/state lift restrictions. After a motion to adopt the resolution was made and seconded, the council voted unanimously; Mayor Selene Richins said she would sign the resolution and deliver it to the county.

The resolution cites relevant provisions of Utah code and Wasatch County Fire District code as the legal basis for restricting ignition sources when the county fire marshal determines hazardous environmental conditions exist.