A fireworks vendor prepares to open in 2017 in Marion. The city allows fireworks to be set off for limited hours on July 4. (The Gazette) Buy Photo In 2023, eight people were killed and another 9,700 ...

DANGERS. JULY FOURTH. FIREWORKS CAN BE FUN AND BEAUTIFUL, BUT THEY ARE DANGEROUS. >> MY FIRE MARSHALS TELL ME, COMMISSIONER, YOU HAVE GOT TO GET THE WORD OUT. WE HAVE LIKE 30 OR 40 FIRES EVERY YEAR ...

Before you light the wick on Independence Day ... Regulations regarding the use of personal fireworks have been an up and down road over the past few decades, where the days of sending the kids off to ...

Watching Fourth of July fireworks on a TV broadcast just doesn’t carry the same excitement as watching New Year’s celebrations from home, maybe because on New Year’s it’s easier to think about how ...

Everyone knows that Fourth of July means the night sky will be filled with the colorful (and loud) fireworks. But all those sparks, which take different shapes and color as they explode in the air, ...

In 2024, there were 14,000 injuries and 11 deaths from firework-related incidents in the U.S., according to emergency room reports and the CPSC. Bryce Carithers pexels Each Fourth of July, fireworks ...

Huntsville city officials would prefer residents attend events with fireworks displays during the Fourth of July rather than shooting their own. “But we also realize that folks are going to do it ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. DENVER (KDVR) — Uncle Sam’s birthday is ...