“This means the risk of fires caused by fireworks remains high and we ask the public to refrain from using fireworks,” KFD Deputy Chief Mark Wilbanks said in a news release.

According to dought.gov, Knox County is unusually dry.

Fireworks caused several fires over the Fourth of July holiday, including a house and a car fire, and emergency crews responded to several more calls than during the 2023 holiday.

Fireworks-Caught Fires in Knoxville

• KFD was dispatched to a house fire at 1946 Ohio Ave. where a major fire had broken out in the roof of a vacant home. The fire was extinguished within 10 minutes, and the home sustained moderate damage. Firefighters said the cause was fireworks.
• Near Gloria Garner Street and New York Avenue, a car burst into flames as police and firefighters arrived. A fire department spokesman said in a news release that juveniles were setting off fireworks from the car, which caught fire. All five suffered burns and were treated at the University of Tennessee Medical Center.
• In Lonsdale, a firefighter was injured when a firework was fired into the cab of a fire engine. The firefighter suffered possible hearing damage and minor damage to equipment.