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Leave the pyrotechnics to the pros, experts advise


July 2, 2021
In this video, the Phoenix Fire Department demonstrates what can happen with consumer fireworks. (Video by Concettina Giuliano/Cronkite News)
PHOENIX – Since 1776, Independence Day traditionally has included fireworks. And as more Arizonans ease back into enjoying the Fourth of July as they did before the pandemic, officials are encouraging them to use fireworks safely – especially as wildfires continue to chew through parts of the state.
Fireworks were blamed for an estimated 19,500 fires in the U.S. in 2018, causing five deaths, 46 injuries and $105 million in direct property damage, according to a National Fire Protection Associationreport.
The danger is heightened in bone-dry Arizona, almost all of which is in extreme to exceptional drought. As of Friday, 16 wildfires were burning in Arizona, including one of the largest in state history – the Telegraph Fire, which has scorched more than 180,700 acres in the Tonto National Forest east of metro Phoenix. More than 1,000 wildfires have burned over 500,000 acres in Arizona this year alone, according to the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management.

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