The Honolulu Fire Department reported fireworks-related calls on July 4 were down 60 percent from the previous year.

Of the 56 fire calls the department handled on the holiday, 26 were fireworks-related.

A year ago, Honolulu firefighters handled 81 fire calls on the holiday. Of those, 60 are believed to have been fireworks-related, said HFD spokesman Capt. Terry Seelig.

That's a drop of 34 calls.

"It is less this year," Seelig said. "And we're appreciative of the fact that people are perhaps being more careful. We're hoping that it's because people were listening ... and realizing that fireworks are dangerous."

Seelig said that while the department is pleased that the number of calls was down, he pointed out that even with the drop, this year's figure is still higher than the number of calls on an average summer day.

Emergency Medical Services reported that this holiday was also relatively safe.

A young man in his late teens or early 20s walked into the Waialua EMS station at 2:24 a.m. today with minor burn injuries to his hands due to fireworks. The patient was treated and released at the scene, EMS report said.