Rising sales - and complaints - about summer fireworks

As fireworks sellers report an increase in sales over the last month, neighbors' complaints of loud fireworks on quiet streets have also jumped in Cincinnati suburbs.

WITH SO MANY MAJOR FOURTH OFJULY FIREWORKS DISPLAYS CALLEDOFF MORE PEOPLE ARE FIRINGTHEM OFF IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS - AND IT DIDN'T JUST STARTTHIS WEEK AHEAD OF THE HOLIDAY.W-C-P-O 9 NEWS ANCHOR EVANMILLWARD LOOKS AT THE RISINGSALES AND RISING COMPLAINTSABOUT FIREWORKS THIS SUMMER.(cover) Paul Kloeker/SellingFireworks in Bellevue 070251Sparklers are a big hitONDONNERMEYER DRIVE IN BELLEVUE -Kloeker con't 070255 That's aclassicPAUL KLOECKER HAS SETUP HIS FIREWORKS TENT FOREIGHT YEARS.BUT THIS YEAR -Kloeker 070238 I would sayit's an increase of probably100-200 percentBETWEEN THESPARKLERS AND SNAKES -- ANDTHE BIGGER BLASTS LIKE BOTTLEROCKETS OR FIRECRACKERS --KLOEKER SAYS NOT ONLY AREMORE PEOPLE SHOWING UP -THEY'RE BUYING MORE WHEN THEYDO.Kloeker 070222 Everybody'sbeen cooped up a couple ofweeks and want to get out andinto the Fourth of July spirit.IN FACT - HE JUST HAD TO ORDERANOTHER SHIPMENT TO RESTOCK.Evan Millward/evan.millward@wcpo.com 010812 What isbig business for fireworksellers across the Tri-Statecan also mean big headaches inneighborhoods.

If it feelslike more people arecomplaining about loudfireworks....it's because inmany palces, they are.NATS bangAmanda McDonald/College Hill072042 You expect it the weekof the Fourth and the weekendof the Fourth, but it's nowbecome a summer staple.AMANDAMCDONALD LIVES IN COLLEGE HILLWITH TWO DOGS.McDonald 071616It's unreal, it is so loud andit's happening while it'slight outside.AND IT'SHAPPENING ALL OVER THE COUNTRY-NATS WPIX blasts- IN NEWYORK, COMPLAINTS ARE UP MORETHAN 82 TIMES THE NUMBER OFJUNE COMPLAINTS LAST YEAR.INNORWOOD - THEY ARE UP ABOUTNINE TIMES.Lt.

RonMurphy/Norwood 065216 I thinka lot of hit is boredom withpeople having to stay home andtry to isolate and not be outin large groups.WE ALSO PULLEDNUMBERS FROM THE CITY OFCINCINNATI - AND COVINGTON -WHICH SHOWED ONLY A SMALLINCREASE IN COMPLAINTS IN MAYAND THE FIRST THREE WEEKS OFJUNE OVER LAST YEAR.COLERAINREPORTS ABOUT THREE TIMES ASMANY AS LAST YEAR.McDonald071551 This is definitely theworst yearNOT GREAT FOR THOSEWITH ANXIOUS PETS OR P-T-S-D.BUT THIS IS ONE BUSINESSBOOMING IN THE PANDEMIC.INBELLEVUE -(cover) Kloeker070312 It can get pretty crazydown here.- EM,WCPO9N.