On Thursday evening, a video was posted to the Ogden City Police Department’s Facebook page featuring Ogden City Fire Chief Mike Slater and Ogden City Chief of Police Jake Sube addressing the executive order just hours after its announcement.

“We appreciate the governor and the state forester on their efforts to keep our community safe,” Slater said. “The state’s given the power to the city administration and the fire chief to make the decision of where those restricted areas and where those fireworks bans will be within the City of Ogden.”

He said that Ogden City will be enacting further restrictions on fireworks in the city, but what they are specifically is not yet known.

“We recognize our heritage and the celebration of America250 and the celebration of this great country,” he said. “We ask you just to be safe, but please stay tuned — more messages will come out. We will have a decision before July 2 on what those further restrictions may be.”

Sube said that Ogden City will be taking these restrictions very seriously.

“On the police side, our role is the enforcement side of those restrictions,” he said. “Our officers are going to go out with a zero-tolerance approach due to the risk that is posed this year with the low water levels and the extreme drought that we’re in. It’s extremely concerning.”

He said adherence to the restrictions that are ultimately announced will greatly help mitigate the fire danger in the community.

“We want you to have a great time,” he said. “We want your neighbors to have a great time. By taking those safe actions, you’re protecting yourself and you’re protecting your community.”

Sube added that the restrictions don’t mean people can’t have a great Independence Day.

“It’s America250 — it’s exciting, we’re excited for it,” he said. “I still think, no matter what these restrictions end up being, we can make this a fantastic July.”

No further updates were available as of press time.

Ogden has had recent experience with fires caused by fireworks being shot off improperly. In 2025, a family was displaced when a grass fire impacted homes along Ogden’s East Bench. The fire was attributed to fireworks that had been fired in an area that had already been designated as restricted as well as after the legal shooting period had expired.

Other area cities were also making announcements about their fireworks situations:

• Roy City announced on its Facebook page Friday that vendors — who had not been prohibited from selling fireworks under the executive order — would be able to keep selling fireworks but discharge of fireworks will be prohibited within city boundaries for the duration of the executive order.

• Hooper City announced on its Facebook page Thursday that discharge of fireworks will be completely prohibited within city boundaries.

• North Ogden City’s Facebook page forwarded a post from the North View Fire District stating they are reviewing the situation and encourage residents to keep watch on their respective city’s official pages.