The annual crackdown on fireworks purchasers ahead of the Fourth of July is well underway in the Bay State, as State Police have seized thousands of illegal fireworks and issued 10 summonses so far in June.

After fireworks incidents jumped last year in Massachusetts, public safety officials are again urging residents to leave fireworks to the professionals this summer.

“@MassStatePolice have seized 1000’s of illegal fireworks and issued 10 summonses so far this month,” the Massachusetts Department of Fire Services tweeted on Wednesday.

“Fireworks are illegal in Massachusetts even if bought legally in another state,” the state agency added. “Don’t risk injury, fire, or a day in court: Leave fireworks to the pros.”

After a record-setting number of fireworks-related fires were reported in 2020 and then a sharp decline in 2021, fireworks incidents in Massachusetts rebounded last year.

Fireworks-related fires and explosions in Massachusetts skyrocketed at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, jumping from 57 incidents in 2019 to 189 incidents in 2020. These numbers dropped in 2021, when 80 incidents were reported statewide.

In 2022, however, Massachusetts fire departments reported 106 fires and explosions tied to fireworks, a nearly 33% increase over 2021.

More than half of these incidents took place during the week of July 4, 2022. Overall, the fireworks-related incidents last year caused 38 injuries and $414,279 in damages — more than double the property loss caused by fireworks in 2020.

“Every single year in Massachusetts, people are hurt and property is destroyed by illegal fireworks,” State Fire Marshal Peter Ostroskey said. “As we count down to the weeks when most of these incidents occur, we’re reminding everyone that fireworks are illegal because they are dangerous. There will be plenty of permitted fireworks displays this summer, so stay safe and leave fireworks to the professionals.”

Last year, joint enforcement efforts by the Massachusetts State Police and Department of Fire Services led to about 40 criminal summonses for violating the state’s fireworks laws.

They also took off the streets nearly 3,000 packages of aerial shells, cakes, fountains, bottle rockets, large rockets, Roman candles, sparklers, and other dangerous, illegal devices worth upward of $46,000.

The Massachusetts Department of Fire Services has a list of professional fireworks displays on its website — www.mass.gov/service-details/leave-fireworks-to-the-professionals.