When it comes to fireworks, Federal Way residents were on better behavior this year than they were in 2015.

“I am very pleased to report that there were no significant firework-related injuries or fires during this Fourth of July holiday period,” Federal Way Chief of Police Andy Hwang told the City Council at the latter’s regular meeting Tuesday.

Hwang said that from June 27 until noon on July 5 this year, police received 215 fireworks-related calls. That number is down from the 270 calls made during the same time frame in 2015. Fireworks-related calls were also down on July 4 alone, with 110 calls coming in compared to 148 last year.

Total calls to police for July 4 this year were down to 339 from 421 in 2015.

“We’re very fortunate as a community,” Hwang said of the comparatively modest call volume.

Fireworks have been illegal in Federal Way for 23 years. Hwang said that police this year confiscated about 200 pounds of them in the June 27 to July 5 window.

More officers were working the streets on Independence Day than would have been on an average day, Hwang said, since the department prepared for the increased number of calls the Fourth of July traditionally generates with additional staff.