Almost 15,000 fireworks-related injuries were reported in the U.S. in 2024, a 52% increase from the year before, according to the Consumer Protection Safety Commission, and around 20,000 fires are ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — The Fourth of July is less than a month away, and we’ll be seeing fireworks in the skies soon! In New York State, consumers are only allowed to purchase specific fireworks and ...

Each year, millions of Americans across the country buy consumer fireworks to light up the night in honor of July 4; a tradition that has been around since the first Independence Day nearly 250 years ...

The Macy’s celebration, replete with 80,000 firework shells and 11 new pyrotechnic effects, returns to the East River after heading over to the Hudson in 2024. By Taylor Robinson Macy’s 49th annual ...

New York allows the sale and use of "sparkling devices," a specific type of firework, unless prohibited by local county law. These "sparkling devices" are ground-based or handheld, producing colored ...