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Midway adopts ordinance to automatically apply county/state fire restrictions, ratifies prior executive order
Summary
Midway City Council adopted Ordinance 2026-20 to automatically implement state and Wasatch County fire restrictions during elevated wildfire risk, and unanimously ratified Executive Order 2026-01 that had temporarily banned fireworks before the Fourth of July.
Midway City Council on July 7 adopted Ordinance 2026-20, a change meant to streamline the city's response to elevated wildfire risk by automatically adopting applicable state and Wasatch County fire restrictions. The Council also ratified Executive Order 2026-01, which the mayor issued before Independence Day to prohibit fireworks during drought conditions.
City Attorney Corbin Gordon told the Council the ordinance would remove the need for ad hoc emergency actions by allowing restrictions to take effect automatically when county/state triggers are met. The motion to adopt the ordinance passed unanimously. In explaining the practical effect, the Council recorded the ordinance as "repealing Midway City Code Section 5.02.120, regarding fireworks, and enacting Title 5, Chapter 5.07, General Fire and Firework Restrictions."
Mayor Craig Simons said the earlier fireworks ban helped protect the community during a period of heightened wildfire risk and praised staff and community partners for safely executing a modified Fourth of July celebration without fireworks. The Council's ratification of Executive Order 2026-01 was likewise unanimous. Council members emphasized education and community outreach as complements to enforcement during such restrictions.
