Last night from my rooftop vantage point I could see fireworks in every direction. Some came from the city’s official Kaw-Boom Festival in Burcham Park, while others were more of an amateur enterprise.

Not surprisingly, my dog hated every single explosion. I’m beginning to question her loyalty to this country.

Even a quick glance at the Lawrence Police Department’s activity logs shows law enforcement had a busy couple of days.

In a release, the department said officers responded to around 311 fireworks-related calls between Saturday and Monday. In all, 19 fireworks citations were issued, 186 warnings were given and a total of 139 calls were either unlocated or unfounded.

In case you didn’t read one of our articles on Saturday, the police department received 261 fireworks calls last year for the Fourth of July. They issued a total of nine citations in 2015.

This year the department had an additional two officers patrolling on Saturday (making $45 an hour) and an extra four on Sunday (making $75 an hour) at a total cost to the city of $4,560 in extra wages.

Lawrence did not see any firework-related injuries last year, and Lawrence Police Sgt. Amy Rhoads was unsure whether any injuries or arrests occurred this year.

Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical did not immediately respond to an inquiry into whether any firework-related injuries were reported.

Hopefully, everyone had a pleasant Fourth of July and managed to keep all of their fingers and toes intact.

Evidence of the holiday festivities could be seen all around town this morning: mortar tubes, firecracker halves, plastic wrappings, soda cans and even articles of clothing.

Fear not, however; the city’s Parks and Recreation Department prepares for this sort of thing every year, said Park District Supervisor Rowan Green.

“We had six people out at Burcham Park cleaning fireworks and as we go through our parks on our normal trash and shelter route this morning, staff is out picking up fireworks from various parks where people gather,” he said. “It’s part of what we do immediately after the Fourth,” adding that Broken Arrow and Centennial parks rank among the most popular pyrotechnic spots in town.

The department has come to expect the litter so much, in fact, that Green said it makes sure that crews are out and cleaning on July 5 each year, regardless of what day it falls on.

“If the Fourth is on a Saturday, we’ll bring people in Sunday morning,” he said. “But in this case it was on a Monday, so it’s a part of our normal routine.”

For an up-close view of what officers deal with on the holiday, be sure later this week to read reporter Nikki Wentling’s account of her July 4 ride-along with the Lawrence police.

I report on crime and courts for the Journal-World. I can be reached by email at cswanson@ljworld.com, by phone at (785) 832-7284 or on Twitter @Conrad_Swanson.