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Firework Safety

12/31/2019 (Permalink)

Please follow NFPA link for more safety tips: https://www.nfpa.org

Did you know fireworks start an average of 18,500 fires per year? Direct property damage is an estimate of $43 million. In 2017, emergency rooms treated nearly 13,000 people due to their firework injuries. Unfortunately, 54 percent of those injuries lost extremities and 36 percent had a head injury. This estimate was conducted by the Consumer Product Safety Commission. Please follow some helpful safety tips below to stay safe this holiday season.

  • Go to a public show up on by experts
  • Keep a close eye on children when fireworks are being used
  • Keep pets inside during the fireworks
  • Don’t hold a firework in your hand

For more helpful information on any of these tips please follow this link.  https://www.nfpa.org/Public-Education/Fire-causes-and-risks/Seasonal-fire-causes/Fireworks

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