Gov. Cox orders emergency statewide fireworks restrictions as Utah wildfires rage ^28.6%

KUER - By Sean Higgins, Caroline Ballard, Jim Hill - 6/25/2026, 10:13 PM

Negativity Bias 29.5% - Pessimism Bias 27% - Appeal to Emotion 20.5%

Temporary statewide restrictions on fireworks are now in place until after the Fourth of July. Gov. Spencer Cox made the emergency declaration as Utah faces an extremely active wildfire season, where nearly 150,000 acres have been burned. Critical fire weather and smoke have blanketed the state, and the Cottonwood Fire, burning east of... more