Police and fire officials reported a busy, but relatively safe Fourth of July this year.

Deputy Fire Chief Greg Hartman said the department handled approximately 100 additional calls through day – all fireworks related – but responded to only one major incident, the severe injuries to a man in unincorporated King County caused by a sparkler bomb.

A second sparkler bomb that failed to ignite was also found at a different location and handed over to the fire department, who called in the King County Bomb squad to dispose of it.

The department also responded to a structure fire in the East Renton Highlands, outside of the the city.

“We were busy,” Hartman said Friday, but said the lack of significant fires of injuries within city limits was due in part to the city’s fireworks ordinance.

“The city has benefitted from the fireworks ban,” he said.

But despite any major incidents, the department did respond to numerous small brush fires, mostly caused by fireworks.Hartman said calls the department was receiving calls about fireworks until at least 2 a.m.

Detective Robert Onishi of the police department also said the day was relatively quiet with no spectacular incidents or issues in the city to report.

“We had, in our neck of the wood, a very nice day in Renton,” he said.