LEHI – When the Willes family settles into the parking lot of Lehi High School, you know a big summer celebration is coming, especially when the holiday is celebrated with fireworks.

“It's our heaven. We've been waiting for months,” said Shane Willes.

Willes is the guy who owns Some Dude's Fireworks.

He has been in business for nearly a decade and has built a reputation in the area for his selection of fireworks at fair prices.

“Even when I was a child and saw the first boom go up in the air, they had their sights set on me,” he says, laughing.

As much as he loves his business, Willes also enjoys teaching people to be safe.

“That is by far the most important aspect of it,” he said.

Willes said fireworks have a powerful effect and advised surrounding boxes of fireworks with bricks to prevent them from tipping over.

He said it is important to extinguish fireworks after lighting them to prevent them from starting a fire.

“It’s always a good idea to have a bucket of water,” Willes said.

He believes that nothing spoils the fun more than when something goes wrong.

That's one reason fire managers across the state are concerned this week.

Kelly Wickens of the Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands said there are concerns about fireworks near dry vegetation.

“If there’s a spark, they catch fire,” Kelly Wickens said.

Due to hot and dry weather conditions, Level 1 fire restrictions are currently in effect in Northern Utah.

This means no campfires outside of designated areas, no metal cutting or welding in dry areas, no smoking near vegetation and, especially this week, no fireworks on public property.

The restrictions apply to federal and state properties as well as to unincorporated private properties.

Each city or municipality has its own rules and regulations.

“The hotter and drier conditions are causing the grass to brown pretty quickly right now, but even green grass can burn,” Wickens said. “We've been lucky in recent years with fewer wildfires, but this year we have more vegetation because of the wetter spring and it's drying quickly.”

Dustin Richards, fire prevention officer for the Utah Division of Forestry, Fire Protection and State Lands, said human-caused fires are a cause for concern.

So far this year, 286 of the 396 wildfires in Utah have been caused by humans.

“Human-caused wildfires are currently at their highest levels in three years,” Richards said. “Utah has had a lot of snow again this year, which has led to new growth of grass and shrubs. With all this extra vegetation, all it takes is a spark to start a wildfire.”

That is why, says Willes, he explains the topic of security to his customers.

Given the large quantities he has already sold, he asks people to be careful while celebrating.

“The most important thing is to use common sense,” he said. “Have fun, but be careful.”