4 cities swap out fireworks for drone exhibits on Independence Day

Cities throughout the nation are swapping out Independence Day firework exhibits for drone exhibits.

Galveston, Texas; North Lake Tahoe and Imperial Seashore, California; and Fortress Pines, Colorado, will use lit drones to have fun the Fourth of July this yr. Whereas Massachusetts is the one state that bans all client fireworks, cities nationwide with excessive hearth dangers are additionally outright banning fireworks to stop danger.

Lake Tahoe has banned fireworks throughout its basin, Galveston will not permit fireworks on its seashores or inside metropolis limits, and Imperial Seashore would not permit fireworks on its sands. Private fireworks aren't allowed in Fortress Pines both.

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Drone exhibits have appeared at Tennessee's Dollywood and lately on the SNF Nostos Pageant in June. A video captured their second look on the competition.

"We have fielded a whole bunch of requests that we, sadly, cannot take," founder and CEO of drone firm Hireuavpro.com Graham Hill stated. His firm will hire anyplace from 100 to 500 drones for $2,000 to $25,000.

Nonetheless, the fireworks trade earned $262 million in income from public shows and $2.2 billion from client purchases final yr, in response to the American Pyrotechnics Affiliation.