Hawaii lawmakers have bolstered the state fireworks provisions with a handful of successful bills, and not a moment too soon.

HB 550 enables law enforcement to establish probable cause through the use of drone imagery, a contingency not previously allowed under the Fireworks Control Law. While no new funding has been ...

According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the fuses on fireworks have to burn somewhere between three and nine seconds; this is called the “fuse burn time” standard, and it prevents ...

In a multi-break firework, stars are contained in separate cardboard compartments within the shell. Each compartment has its own bursting charge, which ignites and throws out the stars. In order ...

You see, to make fireworks, you need four basic components: Fuel, usually gunpowder, a compound that produces color, a fuse, and glue to hold it all together. You mix this stuff up into what's ...

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — In the Las Vegas valley, fireworks began blasting days ahead of Fourth of July celebrations. Now, law enforcement are asking citizens to make some noise online and make their ...

time-delay fuse, bursting charge, and other essential ingredients. Here, put on the pyrotechnician's hat and see a typical firework from the inside out.

But a squib is literally a miniature explosive device, or form of firework, usually cylindrical in shape and with a paper fuse at one end, which fails to ignite if it gets wet. (The phrase is comm ...