The skies over a scattering of Western U.S. cities will stay dark for the third consecutive Fourth of July as some major fireworks displays are canceled again this year — some over wildfire concerns amid dry weather and others because of enduring pandemic-related staffing and supply chain issues.
Overseas shipping, transportation in the U.S., rising insurance costs and labor shortages have led to the canceled displays, along with demand for fireworks shows at concerts, sports stadiums and the Fourth of July holiday that largely were absent during the first two years of the pandemic,” said Julie Heckman, executive director of the American Pyrotechnics Association.
Lompoc on California’s central coast and Castle Rock in Colorado canceled their pyrotechnic displays over worries about wildfires. Fire officials in some cities worry that the cancelations of community displays could prompt some people to ramp up their use of consumer-grade fireworks.
But many cities still managed to light up their skies with brilliant fireworks displays. Here’s some of our favorite photos from the Bay Area and around the nation.
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Fireworks explode near the Empire State Building and over the New York City skyline and Hoboken, N.J., during Macy’s 46th annual Fourth of July fireworks display on Monday, July 4, 2022, as seen from Jersey City, N.J. (AP Photo/Charles Sykes) Fireworks in celebration of the Independence Day holiday over Citizens Bank Park after a baseball game between Philadelphia Phillies and St. Louis Cardinals, Sunday, July 3, 2022, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Laurence Kesterson) Residents and tourists line the edge of Lake Michigan near Navy Pier to watch Chicago’s Fourth of July fireworks display, Saturday, July 2, 2022. (Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Chicago Sun-Times via AP) NEW YORK, NY – JULY 04: Fireworks explode over the East River as seen from Gantry Plaza State Park in the Long Island City neighborhood of the borough of Queens on July 4, 2022 in New York City. This year marks the 46th year that Macy’s has produced a fireworks display for July 4th. (Photo by Stephanie Keith/Getty Images) Fireworks fill the sky near the conclusion of the Vermont Symphony Orchestra show at Grafton Pond, in Grafton, Vt., on Sunday, July 3, 2022. Grafton community members raised the money needed to purchase the fireworks needed for the show. (Kristopher Radder/The Brattleboro Reformer via AP) WASHINGTON, DC – JULY 04: Spectators watch as fireworks erupt over the Washington Monument on July 4, 2022 in Washington, DC. Crowds lined the National Mall to watch the capitals annual fireworks show celebrating Independence Day. (Photo by Nathan Howard/Getty Images) PLEASANTON, CALIFORNIA – JULY 1 : Drones create an image of the American flag during a patriotic Independence Day fireworks show in the sky above the Alameda County Fair in Pleasanton, Calif., Friday, July 1, 2022. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group) Fireworks explode over Pittsburgh on Independence Day, Monday, July 4, 2022, from Mount Washington. (Morgan Timms/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via AP) Fireworks explode over Boston Harbor as part of Harborfest Fourth of July weekend celebrations Saturday, July 2, 2022, in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer) People watch distant fireworks from a park Monday, July 4, 2022, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) WASHINGTON, DC – JULY 04: Spectators watch as fireworks erupt over the Washington Monument on July 4, 2022 in Washington, DC. Crowds lined the National Mall to watch the capitals annual fireworks show celebrating Independence Day. (Photo by Nathan Howard/Getty Images) New York Mets’ Brandon Nimmo (9) sits on the field to watch fireworks after a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds in Cincinnati, Monday, July 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Aaron Doster) Fireworks fill the sky near the conclusion of the Vermont Symphony Orchestra show at Grafton Pond, in Grafton, Vt., on Sunday, July 3, 2022. Grafton community members raised the money needed to purchase the fireworks needed for the show. (Kristopher Radder/The Brattleboro Reformer via AP) Fireworks explode above the Corvette Museum Amphitheater in Bowling Green, Ky., during the Thunderfest celebration Saturday, July 2, 2022. (Grace Ramey/Daily News via AP)
