Be mindful of how fireworks are set off. For instance, never shoot them off in a metal or glass container, Drzewiecki said.
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Red Bluff The Tehama Glenn Unit of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, or Cal Fire, and the Tehama County Fire Department are reminding everyone to use caution this Fourth of July when using fireworks. “We sell (about) 10,000 sparklers a year”, Turner said.
US fire departments responded to an annual average of 18,500 fires caused by fireworks between 2009 and 2013.
Serious injuries and millions of dollars in property loss happen each year from wildfires sparked by fireworks, according to the news release issued by Cal Fire.
“This year, I plan on going to the park with my friends and family to watch the fireworks”, Onigbinde said, “It is so much cheaper than buying them and I don’t have to clean up”.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission reports that an average of 200 Americans visit emergency rooms each day for the treatment of fireworks-related injuries during the one-month period that surrounds the Fourth of July. “No backyard fireworks display is worth losing your life, your fingers or your vision”.
“There is a reason that fireworks displays and shows are regulated in the state of New York”, FASNY President Robert McConville said.
When it comes to fireworks, people need to remember that fireworks are explosives, and any of them can be risky. Many injuries and burns are from children holding sparklers, which get very hot.
Always have an adult supervise fireworks activities. “Most injuries occur to bystanders, so you want to make sure the area in which you ignite is clear”.
Another contributing factor of practicing safe fireworks shooting is having a bucket of water at arms reach.
Make sure to have a garden hose or a bucket of water nearby in case of a fire.
The Florida State Fire Marshal is urging Floridians to celebrate safely during upcoming Fourth of July celebrations.
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“If it goes up in the air, which would be like a bottle rocket or roman candle, or explodes like a firecracker, they’re illegal and you can’t use them or have them in the state of Arizona”, Scholl said.
