Safety officials urge extreme caution when using fireworks

The New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services’ Office of Fire Prevention and Control today urged New Yorkers to use an abundance of caution when using approved sparkling devices to celebrate the Fourth of July.

Rutledge suggested only buying the fireworks from a licensed vendor.

“The safest way to enjoy fireworks is to attend a public fireworks display”, Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner Ralph Hudgens said in a press release.

The agency estimated that there were 105 fireworks-related incidents in 2016, compared with 34 in the previous year. In Jefferson Parish about 150 complaint calls come in to 911 each year about fireworks with the majority of them coming around The Fourth. It prohibits the sale, possession and use of fireworks except by special permit.

Light only one firework at a time. In 2015, USA hospital emergency rooms treated an estimated 11,900 people for fireworks related injuries, officials said.

They were showing the proper grilling techniques – keep it 10 feet from buildings.

Julie Heckman, executive director of the American Pyrotechnic Association, argues that liberalization would actually increase fireworks safety.

July 03-TUPELO, MS- Many Americans can not imagine the Fourth of July without fireworks, but the colorful and loud pyrotechnics are illegal in most cities.

Clark also said alcohol and fireworks do not mix, and can often lead to accidents.

“We want everyone in our state to have a happy, safe celebration of the Fourth of July”. Don’t get caught by the police!

Never let young children light fireworks.

“That is misinformation. Completely false”, Dr. Smith said.

The San Bernardino County sheriff’s bomb squad assisted in the efforts to seize the illegal fireworks, using K-9s specially trained to detect explosives. It then quickly devolves (or elevates) into a series of vignettes featuring mannequins suffering grave injuries from sparklers and flying fireworks.