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We try not to look up," said Will Daigle about the experience of lighting Craig Fire/Rescue's annual fireworks show. Daigle, a firefighter who is in charge of the fireworks display this year, said safety is the main concern for the fire crew setting off the display. "I know everybody likes their fireworks, but safety is important to us," Daigle said. Still, with 300 3-inch shells, 288 4-inch shells, 132 5-inch shells, 45 6-inch shells and four 10-inch shells, Craig Fire/Rescue is packing some major artillery this year. The show begins at sunset this evening at Moffat County High School, and based on the ordnance Daigle has at his disposal, it should be quite a show. - Hans Hallgren

Photo by Hans Hallgren

The black tubes in the lower portion of the photo are used to fire 3-inch shells and the boxes in the upper portion are used to fire 4- to 6-inch shells. Steel tubes are inserted into the boxes according to the size of shell the firefighters will be launching. The black tubes, however, will not be used this year as the 300 3-inch shells Craig Fire/Rescue has for this year's show come in special packs, which are buried in the ground and will be fired during the finale.