Another Oregon city bans personal fireworks ahead of a dry summer forecast

The coastal city of

Newport

is again banning the use of personal

fireworks

this summer as concerns about

wildfires

continue to increase in the state.

As of Monday, the personal use of retail fireworks is banned through Oct. 15. Retail fireworks include cone fountains, cylindrical fountains, flitter sparklers, ground spinners, illuminating torches and wheels among other items, according to the city.

The rule stems from a January 2022 resolution that allows the city to ban the use of fireworks based on weather conditions. However, purchasing fireworks is still permitted inside city limits.

Portland

, Milwaukie and Eugene have all banned the use and sale of fireworks year-round, following concerns around fire prevention that were spurred by the Eagle Creek Canyon fire that decimated 48,000 acres in the Columbia River Gorge in 2017.

Newport’s ban moved forward this year because of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

forecasts

showing Oregon will have a hot and dry summer.

Sanctioned fireworks shows will still move forward in the city.

Residents and visitors can catch a 10 p.m. display at Newport’s Yaquina Bay on the Fourth of July.

— Quinton Prudhomme is a reporter on the public safety and breaking news team. Reach him at 503-221-8002 or

qprudhomme@oregonian.com

.

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