With the 4 th of July upon us, towns big and small across the US will once again engage in an almost never-ending round of pyrotechnic displays that will draw plenty of oohs and aahs. The largest, ...

On Monday morning, 60 licensed pyrotechnicians from around the country gathered along the shores of New York Harbor to rig a series of barges with explosives. More than 80,000 shells carefully ...

Gary Souza learned how to play with fire when he was 12. His father, who ran the family’s California-based fireworks business, would drive out to the countryside to test new shells, taking young Gary ...

But how do fireworks shows come together, and what all goes into setting up? Melissa Tackitt with Pyro Shows, a company that specializes in fireworks and special effects displays, says it’s more than ...