LEWIS COUNTY, Wash. -- Exploding targets, like the one that sparked a spring wildfire in Lewis County, are a growing concern for state fire investigator Aaron Schmidt.

In the online videos, the targets are placed in a variety of locations, including discarded refrigerators, abandoned vehicles and hollowed-out tree stumps.

MANSFIELD - Exploding targets might be easy to purchase, but it could be a felony to use them, said Crawford County Sheriff Scott Kent. "You’re OK buying the kit, but you mix it together and you ...

Target shooting on public lands has been a problem with damage done to trees and the potential for wildfires by a stray shot. The recent popularity of exploding targets is increasing the threat of ...

But as exploding targets become more popular they are more often linked to wildfires. The devices have been blamed for starting at least two dozen fires across the West last summer, the newspaper ...

VASSALBORO — About 30 people turned out for a public hearing on the location and size of “exploding targets” for shooting practice, a pastime that has led to complaints from several ...

These exploding targets are a mixture of a base chemical and catalyst in a sealed bag. Once the bullet strikes the target, it explodes, resulting in a loud boom, smoke and often times a fireball ...

Explosives being sold at local stores may lead to injury or death, and the FBI has issued a warning. They're called exploding targets which basically are chemical-filled jars being used for more ...

At a press conference announcing the ban on exploding targets in certain national forests, it released a video showing a bale of hay catching fire after an exploding target was shot.