Summit County, UT Fire Regulations: Fireworks (2026)

Fireworks in Summit County are governed by Utah Code Title 53, Chapter 7, Part 2 (Fire Prevention and Fireworks Act), Summit County Sheriff's fire-restriction orders authorized under UCA 53-2a-110, the Park City Fire Service District (PCFD) restricted-areas designation under UCA 11-3-8, and individual municipal ordinances in Park City, Coalville, Francis, Henefer, Hideout, and Kamas. UCA 53-7-220 defines 'class C common state approved explosives' (the only consumer fireworks legal in Utah) as devices that travel no more than 15 feet vertically/horizontally from the ground, including fountains, ground spinners, sparklers, and smoke devices. Aerial repeaters, mortars, bottle rockets, firecrackers, M-80s, Roman candles, and any device that detonates or rises higher than 15 feet are illegal anywhere in Utah. UCA 53-7-225 limits even legal fireworks to four discharge windows: July 2 through July 5 (11 a.m. to 11 p.m., extended to midnight on July 4), July 22 through July 25 (11 a.m. to 11 p.m., extended to midnight on July 24), December 31 (11 a.m.) through January 1 (1 a.m.), and Chinese New Year's Eve (11 a.m.) through the following day (1 a.m.). On July 19, 2024, Summit County Fire Warden Bryce Boyer issued an order prohibiting all fireworks, tracer ammunition, and exploding targets on unincorporated and state-owned land within Summit County, and Stage 1 Fire Restrictions covering all unincorporated Summit County took effect again June 28, 2025; these restrictions are renewed annually during fire season and frequently extend year-round. The Park City Fire Service District designates all of Park City and the Snyderville Basin as a permanent fireworks-restricted area under UCA 11-3-8, meaning no consumer fireworks may be used on any public or private property in PCFD boundaries even on July 4 or July 24. Park City Municipal Corporation, in addition, passed a 2016 ordinance authorizing the city fire code official to impose seasonal ignition-source bans, and on April 30, 2026, the City Council adopted a resolution prohibiting all open flames and fireworks within municipal boundaries from May 1 through October 31, 2026 (a pattern repeated each of the past five years). City-permitted fire pits, propane appliances, and gas barbeques are exempt from the open-flame ban but personal fireworks remain prohibited regardless. Kamas City has banned all fireworks since 2022; Coalville prohibits campfires and fireworks July 1 through September 30 (with narrow July 4 and July 24 exceptions); Hideout passed a resolution prohibiting fireworks within town limits; and Francis and Henefer enforce seasonal bans coordinated with the Summit County Sheriff and North Summit Fire District. Public displays anywhere in Summit County require a state pyrotechnic operator license and a discharge permit under UCA 53-7-223 from the local fire authority (Park City Fire Service District at 435-940-2532 or North Summit Fire District in Coalville). All federal lands surrounding Summit County, including Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, prohibit fireworks year-round under 36 CFR 261.52.