On July 4 last year, the Fire Department responded to calls for 140 fires, including at homes, vehicles and dumpsters. Of those, 57 were in dumpsters ... .
STOW— Fires, explosions, and serious injuries related to illegal fireworks spike each summer in Massachusetts, and fire service leaders are hoping to reverse last year’s increase over 2024 ... .
With wildfires breaking out all around Utah, many cities and towns have followed Gov. Spencer Cox’s call to ban personal fireworks on this Fourth of July weekend. .