Spanish Fork Community News

06/25/2026

Governor Spencer Cox declared a state of emergency Thursday that prohibits all fireworks through July 5 as Utah deals with ongoing extreme wildfire danger.

The temporary order allows the state to prohibit fireworks statewide throughout the upcoming Independence Day holiday, but allows local communities to designate special areas where fireworks can be used in a safe way.

In addition to the state of emergency, 𝙐𝙩𝙖𝙝 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙢𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙜𝙚 2 𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙖𝙩 𝙢𝙞𝙙𝙣𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙎𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙙𝙖𝙮, 𝙢𝙚𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙣𝙤 𝙤𝙥𝙚𝙣 𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙚𝙨 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙗𝙚 𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙙 𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙡 𝙛𝙪𝙧𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙚.

🔴Under Utah law, the governor cannot enact an all-out ban🔴

Cities are also blocked from enacting total bans on igniting personal fireworks, except for communities that are entirely in a wildland urban interface — meaning they are at the highest risk of fire danger.

During the current fire season, Utah has recorded 353 wildfires that have burned a total of 141,000 acres. One of the largest fires, the Iron Fire in Juab County, is still burning at over 30,000 acres.

06/10/2026

🚨 🔥 From Utah County Fire Department:

As of today, 06/10/2026, Utah County is under Stage 1 Fire Restrictions.

‼️ This affects unincorporated areas in Utah County. This order does not affect private lands within incorporated towns or city limits. ‼️

Stage 1 Fire Restrictions:

* No open fires of any kind except within established public facilities in improved campgrounds, picnic areas. -OR- In permanently constructed fire pits at private homes where running water is present.

* No smoking, except within an enclosed vehicle, trailer or building, a developed recreation site or while stopped in an area that is paved or free from dry vegetation.

* No fireworks, tracer ammunition or other pyrotechnic devices including exploding targets.

* No cutting, welding or grinding metal in areas of dry vegetation.

* No operating a motorcycle, chainsaw, ATV, or other small internal combustion engine without an approved and working spark arrestor.

06/08/2026

From Quarnberg:

We’re just one month away from the start of Spanish Fork Fiesta Days 2026 Activities! Join us as we celebrate our community and commemorate the 250th anniversary of the United States.

There are plenty of volunteer opportunities available this year. You can participate in the Flag Retirement Ceremony, help in the Kids Tent, assist with SFPyro, support the Grand Parade, or lend a hand with the Fireworks Spectacular.

Visit our volunteer page to explore available opportunities and become an active part of this year’s celebration:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0C48A5AA22A7F4C61-64073006-2026 #/

06/02/2026

Community Action Services and Food Bank New Community Garden is live! 🌽 🚜

80 garden boxes built thanks to amazing community volunteers 🌱🍃

“A big thank you to Noorda, BYU, USU Extension Master Gardeners, Lowe’s, and our local Junior High Honors Society students for helping bring our new community garden in Spanish Fork to life.”

“We’re grateful for everyone who continues to support FOOD + MORE in our community 🙏”

Interested in volunteering - reach out to them to learn more!

05/29/2026

Vehicle fire - smoke can be seen throughout Spanish Fork

A vehicle fire is blocking lanes and leading to delays on southbound I-15 near 300 N in Spanish Fork.

05/28/2026

Great news! 🏥

05/28/2026

Can you smell it?!
FIRE START 🔥 Wildfire breaks out, threatening structures in Utah County 🔥

A wildfire has started north of Birdseye in Utah County, estimated to be 15 acres. Structures are currently threatened.

05/08/2026

Maybe you’ve already seen it but some may not have. Regardless this is the most exciting thing to happen to highway 6 since the dividers went in! Life saving!! 🚧

🚨 Starting work to build a new interchange at the US-89 junction. 🚨

Starting Friday, May 8 expect lanes to be reduced to one lane in each direction for this work. On weekends expect BIG delays. On holidays expect BIG BIG delays ‼️ On weekends that are also holidays expect BIG BIG BIG delays like over 1.5 hours ‼️

04/28/2026

🚨🚨The US-6 Thistle Junction is getting a massive update!🚨🚨

🚨🚨Construction is scheduled to begin TODAY🚨🚨

Work hours are 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Saturday.

Beginning in early May, traffic on US-6 is anticipated to be reduced to one lane in each direction at all times and shifted to the north so the earthwork and bridge construction can be done on the south side. Travel through the junction will be maintained in all directions on US-6 and US-89 throughout construction, but capacity will be reduced to a single lane in each direction.

We anticipate this lane restriction will create delays, especially at peak travel times. To minimize your inconvenience, we encourage you to:

🚧Select alternate routes whenever possible.
🚧Adjust your trips to avoid peak travel times.
🚧Use zipper merging at the lane restriction to get through the work zone as quickly as possible.
🚧Check the UDOT Traffic Alert system for current travel conditions at www.udottraffic.utah.gov/.

Information is from https://udotinput.utah.gov/us6thistlesafety