As people across the region prepare to celebrate Independence Day, doctors at Seattle’s Harborview Medical Center are warning that one mistake with fireworks can lead to life-changing injuries. So far ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — It was a busy holiday weekend for Sedgwick County first responders. Sedgwick County 911 received a total of ...

Bel Aire, Kan. (KWCH) - Fireworks season is underway in the Wichita area, and safety experts say the injuries they see each year can be severe — and preventable. Michael Wawrzewski, owner of Wazup ...

WELL, IN THIS MORNING’S MEDICAL ALERT, WE ARE LESS THAN A WEEK FROM THE 4TH OF JULY HOLIDAY. AND WHILE FIREWORKS MAY BE FUN AND A GOOD TRADITION FOR MANY FAMILIES, IT’S IMPORTANT TO KNOW THEIR RISKS, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fireworks on display in Lacey, WA, during its July 3 celebration at Rainier Vista Park. South Thurston Fire & EMS responded to 28 ...

WASHINGTON, June 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- A newly released national safety report from the American Fireworks Standards Laboratory (AFSL) found that fireworks-related injuries treated in U.S. hospital ...

SEATTLE — Independence Day celebrations rarely start and end on July 4. At Harborview Medical Center, that means the regional trauma center has seen 68 fireworks-related injuries over the past week, ...

South Thurston Fire & EMS responded to 28 emergency incidents over the Fourth of July weekend, including two cases of serious injuries from fireworks. According to Fire Chief Kris Gray, the first ...