Las Vegas World News
  • Home
    • About us
    • Authors
    • Opinions
  • Vegas News
    • Las Vegas News
    • Local news
    • Crime
    • General News
    • Domestic violence
  • Top Stories
    • Headlines
    • Top Stories
    • General News
    • Unbelievable News
  • Con Artists
    • Simon Gann
    • Jordan Gann
  • Missing Persons
    • Missing persons presumed dead
    • Missing persons found safe
    • Missing persons found dead
  • Tips and How to’s
    • Safety Tips
    • Health Tips
    • Women’s safety
    • Internet safety
    • Preventing bedbugs
    • Craigslist safety
    • Cruise ship safety
  • Interesting
    • Bad Priests
    • Bad teachers
    • Cold Cases
    • Vegas Du Pont murder case
    • Sharee Miller
    • Human Trafficking
    • Female Murderers
    • Green Beret Doc.
  • Animal news
    • Animal Rights
    • Animal Abuse
    • CJ the Chimp update
  • Shop
← White House wants you to believe Obamacare is not a tax
former pregnant inmate at North Las Vegas prison files lawsuit →

July 4th weekend safety tips

By Chellie Cervone - Posted: Jun 29, 2012 at 9:36 pm
Fireworks #1

Fireworks #1 (Photo credit: Camera Slayer)

Since July 4th falls on a Wednesday this year, the celebrations are starting now and expected to run all weekend long.

Although using fireworks to celebrate independence day is as American as apple pie, there are unfortunately many injuries each year and even deaths that could have been prevented if common sense and safety guidelines are followed.

US hospital emergency departments treated about 9,600 fireworks-related injuries in 2011, according to a June report by the US Consumer Product Safety Commission. Most of the injuries occurred in the month surrounding July 4, with sparklers accounting for nearly 18 percent and firecrackers accounting for about 13 percent. During that period, a frightening nearly one-quarter of fireworks-related injuries involved children below the age of 15. Children should never be permitted to handle fireworks unsupervised.

Jobs from Indeed
jobs by Indeed

With the weather being so dry in many area that means that the July 4th, 2012 celebrations can lead to fire hazards in addition to the hazards associated with fireworks in general.

The National Council on Fireworks Safety focuses on educating the public about the safe and responsible use of consumer fireworks.  Here are their top safety tips:

Use fireworks outdoors only.

Obey local laws. If fireworks are not legal where you live, do not use them.

Always have water handy. (A hose or bucket).

Only use fireworks as intended. Don’t try to alter them or combine them.

Never relight a “dud” firework. Wait 20 minutes and then soak it in a bucket of water.

Use common sense. Spectators should keep a safe distance from the shooter and the shooter should wear safety glasses.

Alcohol and fireworks do not mix. Have a “designated shooter.”

Only persons over the age of 12 should be allowed to handle sparklers of any type.

Do not ever use homemade fireworks of illegal explosives: They can kill you! Report illegal explosives to the fire or police department in your community.

By following the above guidelines combined with common sense, you, your families and loved ones can enjoy a safe Fourth of July celebration.

 

Related articles
  • Use of consumer fireworks dramatically increases risk of fire and injury(yubanet.com)

Email, RSS Follow
Email

Las Vegas News | Las Vegas World News More >>

  • Preisdent-Obama-Democrats-protest
    Democrats Protest after Trump Wins Republicans Win
  • Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte
    Philippine President wants 26,000 guns – calls U.S. “fools”
  • Richie Ramos was murdered during Las Vegas home invasion
    Questions linger in Las Vegas home invasion

Follow us & stay in touch!

RSS Icon LinkedIn Icon Facebook Icon Twitter Icon Google+ Icon
The server indicates that the URL has been redirected. Try using the Curl download option on the Syndicate Press Admin Panel Cache tab. After updating the settings, be sure to clear the input and output caches, then reload this page.

Latest Las Vegas News

Failed to get content from 'http://www.fox5vegas.com/category/210851/app-news?clienttype=rss'Failed to get content from 'http://www.lvrj.com/news.rss'

Las Vegas Local News Channels

  • My News 3
  • Fox 5 News
  • 8 News Now
  • 13 Action News

Main Las Vegas Newspapers

  • Las Vegas Review Journal
  • Las Vegas Sun

Our Sister sites

  • Chellies World
  • Celebrity Feast
  • Las Vegas World Info
  • Las Vegas Casino Directory
  • Laughlin Casino Directory

Explore more content

Help Chellie out!

Buy Chellie some coffeeLike what you see? Then please show some love and help a blogger out and keep Las Vegas World News alive with your coffee cup donation :)

Pages

  • About us
  • Advertise
  • Archives
  • Chellies Las Vegas World News Store
  • Contact Us
  • Copyright Information
  • Disclosure Policy
  • Privacy

More Las Vegas

Celebrity Feast - Dishing up Celebrity Gossip - Chellie Style!

Las Vegas Casino Listings - Complete Las Vegas listings & Info.

Chellie's World - Great Las Vegas Information. Find out information about Las Vegas hotels, casinos and casino gambling.

Casino Jobs. Free resources. Chellie's Job Board

AdChoices

RSS feeds

  • Subscribe to All Topics
  • Subscribe to Comments
  • Headlines
  • Las Vegas News
  • The Missing
  • Con Artists
  • Tips & How To's
© Copyright2023 Las Vegas World News