BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — Fireworks injuries and fires are a growing concern in California, with the state accounting for 22% of nationwide fireworks injuries last year. Every year on July 4th, the ...

Independence Day celebrations bring on a surge of cookouts and fireworks, and with it a troubling rise of firework-related injuries. Injuries from fireworks increased by 52%, from 9,700 in 2023 to ...