Experts encourage safer alternative to fireworks ahead of Pioneer Day

SALT LAKE CITY — Several years ago, Nate Mortensen, the CEO of Open Sky Drone Light Shows, saw the pattern of wildfires increasing during the month of July.

He started working on finding a safer way to provide a light show experience when he came across drones.

“Safety comes in from the fact that they are all preprogrammed and that they know exactly what they need to be doing, and that there isn’t as much human error that can contribute to a drone coming down,” Mortensen said…

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