I have never been a big fan of fireworks, I think the risk doesn’t outweigh the reward and I wonder what kind of environmental damage they do. It seems to always rain after a big fireworks show, I don’t know if that’s coincidence or not.
My dad was a firefighter and his job on July 4th was often to be one of a few firefighters stationed near the head guy controlling the show. That’s because these guys catch on fire a lot and it was my dads job to put them out. He said their shirts were always covered with burn holes. He thought they were nuts, but then he also thought hippies with their “damn candles” started a lot of fires.