The Independence Day fireworks displays scheduled for July 4 have been canceled, according to a news release from the Colorado Springs Fire Department.

The announcement follows similar cancellations in Woodland Park and Cripple Creek.

City officials, including Mayor Yemi Mobolade and leadership from the city’s fire and police departments, made the call Wednesday after considering the current fire conditions, weather forecasts and the increased demand on firefighting resources with several fast-moving wildfires raging across the state.

“This decision was not made lightly, especially as our nation prepares to celebrate America’s 250th birthday,” Mobolade said in a statement. “But with extreme fire conditions across our region, one of the most patriotic things we can do this year is protect the city we love and the neighbors we cherish.”

Colorado Springs enacted a burn ban Monday. The ban prohibits outdoor fires and cooking, recreational campfires and smoking in city parks and open spaces.

At a Tuesday press conference, city leaders said the seven permitted fireworks shows were still scheduled to take place depending on the conditions. Fire Marshal Kris Cooper said that the city received the results of its most recent vegetation testing later on Tuesday. Those results and the expected weather conditions on Saturday led to the full cancellation of shows.

“Most of our vegetation across our community is in the very-high-to-extreme category, which is, unfortunately, fuel moisture levels we haven’t seen since the Waldo Canyon fire time period,” Cooper said, referring to the 2012 fire that destroyed 347 homes and resulted in two deaths.

Fireworks shows were scheduled Saturday at Ford Amphitheater as part of the Star-Spangled Symphony event and at Weidner Field after the Switchbacks’ soccer game.

“The safety and support of our community, first responders, and everyone affected by the ongoing wildfires must come first,” the Switchbacks said in a news release. The team said it is exploring the possibility of bringing back the fireworks show later this season, conditions permitting.

The Switchbacks’ game against Phoenix Rising remains a go for 7 p.m.

Meanwhile, the entire Star-Spangled Symphony event at Ford Amphitheater is postponed, amphitheater owner and operator VENU confirmed. Organizers encouraged ticket holders to keep their tickets for a rescheduled date.

Other fireworks shows that had been permitted were scheduled at Kissing Camels Golf Course, The Broadmoor, the Country Club of Colorado, Banning Lewis Ranch and Flying Horse, according to the Fire Department.

Multiple wildfires are burning in Colorado, with nearly 100,000 total acres burned. Many of these blazes remain at zero containment, and with hot, dry weather conditions projected through the end of the week, there is no immediate relief in sight.

“Wildfires across the state continue to intensify, and the last thing I want as your Fire Chief is for a wildfire to break out in our own city when resources are already stretched thin,” said Fire Chief Randy Royal in the news release. “This is not a decision that came easy, but it is a decision that needed to be made due to the critical weather we continue to see and is expected to continue through the weekend.”

Saturday is expected to be sunny and dry, with variable breezes and a high of 91 degrees, according to the National Weather Service in Pueblo.

Officials urged residents to resist the temptation to light off their own private fireworks, citing the citywide burn ban enacted Monday. The ban will remain in place until conditions improve significantly.

“Ultimately, public safety depends on more than law enforcement, it depends on the decisions each of us makes,” said Colorado Springs Police Chief Adrian Vasquez. “One careless decision can start a fire, destroy someone’s home, seriously injure a neighbor, and forever change your own life and the lives of others.”

Over the last 24 hours, the fire department and other city officials received an outpouring of comments from residents asking them to cancel the permitted fireworks shows. Cooper said while the department respected the public concern, the final decision was made based on the fire conditions.

El Paso County announced a Stage 2 fire ban Monday, but it did not restrict the sale and use of fireworks. That decision would need to be made by the Board of County Commissioners.

Gazette reporter Brennen Kauffman contributed to this story.