Fireworks safety is very important, especially since they are often included as part of Independence Day celebrations. Because of their flammability and burn risks, safety precautions should always followed, particularly when children are concerned.
Below are several July 4th Fireworks Safety Tips that can keep kids as well as adults from being injured during the holiday. Please share these with your family and friends, especially parents!
- Never allow your children to play with fireworks alone. There should be an adult supervising them at all times. Young children should not be allowed to light fireworks at all, even with adult supervision.
- Keep kids a safe distance from the fireworks when they are being lit. Many accidents involving fireworks occur when a lit one goes astray and hits a child that is standing too close.
- Do not try to relight a dud. It’s possible that it will explode as you are attempting to light it a second time.
- Only one person should be lighting fireworks at one time – and be sure to only light one firework at a time.
- Do not play with fireworks inside the home. There is too much risk of fire and it’s just unsafe overall.
- Be sure to have a water source, such as a water hose or filled bucket, handy. This will help put out any fires that may arise before they spread.
- Only buy legal fireworks from trusted places. Homemade or illegal versions can be VERY unsafe and could result in burns or other injuries if used.
- Shoot fireworks in a well open area outdoors. Stay away from and do not point fireworks toward homes or trees. Approximately 50,000 fires are started from fireworks being improperly positioned or used too close to homes and other structures each year.
- When finished shooting fireworks, an adult should drench the remaining pieces with water before picking them up off the ground or disposing them in the trash. Kids may not realize they are still lit and one could explode in a child’s hand if not wet with water first.
- Teach children these fireworks safety tips so that everyone has a safe and fun experience!
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Great post and very timely for sure..I am not a firework lover
But our area does LOTS of fireworks..I wish more would read your tips!
Pinning for sure
Blessings!
Those are great tips. Thanks! I stumbled the post.
Very good information!! My husband & his brother always do a fireworks display for us on the 4th. They are always EXTREMELY careful and we sit a great distance away for safety. Last year one of the rockets fell over and shot at us; we were able to get the kids off the porch in time but it grazed my sister-in-law’s leg and she still has a scar. Needless to say, we won’t be doing fireworks anymore, just not worth the risk.
Excellent tips! I don’t let my kids play with fireworks, but many parents do and should really pay attention when doing so.
Thanks for the great reminders about fireworks safety. I had a friend in school whose dad lost an eye to a cherry bomb one year. Serious stuff!
Great tips! So important to keep safe on the 4th. So many people drink and act like idiots. Constant vigilance!
Thanks for sharing!
Great tips! The 4th can be so dangerous.
These are helpful tips. My boys are too young to be playing with fireworks. And I have found that sometimes adults are more danger-seeking than kids! You should add to never tie fireworks together and then light them up to make a bigger one! They tend to fall over and burn hair…(it was not me who did the experiment, promise!!)
Great tips. Every year you hear a report about how someone was hurt with fireworks. I shall not use them in my household. We can always go to a fireworks display elsewhere
Wonderful advice. We may actually be allowed to do fireworks this year.
With weather and drought, we haven’t had them in a few years around here.
Such a relevant post esp now. Thank you for sharing. I just hope more people will stay away from meddling in the face of danger, esp when it comes to fireworks and watching their kids!
Excellent tips. Fireworks scare me so much. Half my front of my house almost burned down when I was young from fireworks so I am extra careful