Safety Tips for Your Fireworks Display

Who doesn't love the 4th of July?  However, thousands of people, most often children and teens, are injured yearly because of fireworks. 

Even though it might seem like a fun way to entertain your kids, it comes with some risks.  Children under the age of 15 account for more than a third of injuries, including burns and wounds to the hands and the face. Injuries often occur when people try to handle lit fireworks that do not go off correctly. Some of these injuries are even fatal. In addition, did you know more than 50,000 fires are caused by fireworks every year?

There are so many safer easy to celebrate the holiday without a firework showcase:

• View from a distance- you can watch them from your house or in your own car, even some events will be displayed on your tv for home viewing 
• Wave a flag instead of a sparkler-  because sparklers can cause clothing to ignite and cause eye injuries.

For more resources visit the National Fire Protection Association for added information about firework safety.

Here are some safety tips that you should follow for this upcoming holiday: