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Seven communities in Arizona canceled their displays as well.

Officials in Winters, California cited \"poor quality and smoke covering the town\" as the central reasons to skip the fireworks there.

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PHOTO: The Weston Pass Fire threatens homes along Highway 285, July 2, 2018, near Fairplay, Colo. In Colorado, more than 2,500 homes were under evacuation orders as firefighters battled more than a half-dozen wildfires.
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And in Parowan, Utah, law enforcement officials put a ban in place of \"ALL fireworks.\"

Today, Parowan City announced online that they were also canceling the fireworks show \"due to the extremely dry conditions this year.\"

Despite the news of the cancellations, not all the skies will go dark all. Some communities who are going fireworks-free, are trying out a less combustible alternative: drones.

Intel made a hit during the Winter Olympics in South Korea when they put on display a choreographed series of drones.

Initially, Travis Air Force Base outside San Francisco, which lies an hour south of the Yolo and Napa county fires exploding there that has forced many residents to evacuate, opted for the Intel drone works this year.

But due to the wind speeds, the drones were also grounded for at least one day.

\"The drone show scheduled for July 4, 2018, at Travis Air Force Base has been canceled and rescheduled,\" a statement by the military base confirmed.

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PHOTO: Firefighters scramble to control flames surrounding a fire truck as the Pawnee fire jumps across highway 20 near Clearlake Oaks, California, July 1, 2018.
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It added the drones would take flight instead on July 5 \"pending adequate weather conditions.\"

In a separate statement Intel acknowledged that it had to cancel the drone alternative due to the conditions.

\"We decided to cancel the performance today as a result of high winds that would have interfered with drone flight. Our drones can fly in winds up to 18 miles per hour, but the forecast calls for winds over 30 mph for the time frame we were planning to fly. We emphasize safety in our drone performances, including in our operations, the design of the drones, and the use of systems like geofencing and auto-land contingencies,\" read the statement.

Aspen, Colorado, and a group of Arizona towns will also be experimenting with drone shows.

Colorado firefighters are working to put out six wildfires, all being called \"Spring Fire,\" which have been ravaging 123 square miles of terrain.

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The bone-dry, blustery conditions caused by drought across the West were expected to persist through the end of July in California, Utah, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon and Washington, U.S. fire officials said. Southwest states like Arizona, New Mexico and Colorado are expecting downpours to quell the fire risk, the National Interagency Fire Center reported.

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PHOTO: Smoke from a wildfire rises above sunflowers in Citrona, Calif., July 1, 2018.
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Wildfires in Northern California are endangering around 1,000 homes and structures.

Predicted cool temperatures offer some hope that some 2,500 residents, who have been forced from their homes for days, could return.

State officials are concerned about the shifting wind conditions and heavy, thick brush that can fuel the fires could make containment difficult.

Blazes in three rural counties, including Napa and Yolo, tore through almost 73,000 acres and is only 15 percent contained, fire officials confirmed.

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PHOTO: In this file photo taken on July 1, 2018 firefighters watch as flames from the County Fire climb a hillside in Guinda, California.
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To battle them, firefighters have utilized a mix of aircraft, bulldozers and backfires.

Since Sunday, wildfires in Utah has ravaged 47 square miles and destroyed 20 to 30 structures that include homes and cabins in high altitude mountainsides, Gov. Gary Herbert said.

As many as 200 to 300 homes have been evacuated and remain threatened by wind-fueled fires raging near a fishing reservoir southeast of Salt Lake City.

And in New Mexico, three national forests have yet to see a blaze breakout, but shuttered for the holday because of the threat of wildfire.

ABC News' Max Golembo, Bonnie Mclean and The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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