How Seattle’s Fireworks display comes to life

Fireworks are an essential part of a classic Fourth of July. In Seattle, Dave Fitzgibbon’s team from Western Display Fireworks has been hard at work planning the light show for Seafair on Saturday.

“You’re looking at about 10,000 pounds worth of fireworks that we’re going to set off tomorrow night,” Fitzgibbon said Friday.

The company started preparing for the event a year ago, according to Fitzgibbon. He says that once the show is planned, arranging the fireworks before the show takes his crew roughly two days…

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