Governor, firefighters and city leaders beg Utahns not to use personal fireworks this year
Governor, firefighters and city leaders beg Utahns not to use personal fireworks this year
and last updated 2021-06-30 19:13:34-04
SALT LAKE CITY â Flanked by dozens of firefighters, city leaders and some state lawmakers, Governor Spencer Cox pleaded with Utahns to not use personal fireworks this year in the face of potentially catastrophic wildfires.
"If I could issue a ban on personal fireworks, I would," the governor said at a news conference Wednesday. "But state law does not allow me to do that. So Iâm asking you, Iâm imploring each of you to do the right thing: And the right thing this year is to put your personal fireworks away."