This Fourth of July be extra cautious with the use of consumer fireworks. The legal limit of the amount of pyrotechnic material allowed in consumer fireworks has been increased. Most of these fireworks can be purchased at temporary roadside tents and set off in your backyard or driveway. According to the American Pyrotechnics Association, the use of backyard fireworks has more than doubled since 2000. That has caused concern among some public safety groups that the rise in both popularity and firepower could prove dangerous and result in injury or property damage. (more…)