Safety Tips
* Buy only legal consumer fireworks. Do
not buy illegal fireworks such as "M- 80s."
* Use fireworks in a wide-open area, away from any buildings, vehicles,
or vegetation.
* Do not use fireworks on grass or sand. Only use fireworks on hard,
flat, level surfaces.
* Only an adult (18 or older) can light the fireworks. Children can only
watch.
* Have a flashlight and a bucket of water handy at all times.
* Keep the spectators at least 50 feet away from the firing location.
* Always keep the spectators upwind of the firing location.
* Any wind must be blowing from the spectators towards the firing
location.
* Always wear safety goggles when lighting fireworks.
* Follow the instructions printed on each item. Read these instructions
in
advance.
* Light only one item at a time. If you want more than one item to go
off, fuse them together in advance of the show.
* Place the firework within a concrete block before lighting it.
Or, glue the fireworks down onto wooden boards in
advance.
* Do not light fireworks inside any container that was not specifically
designed for this purpose.
* Light the firework with a long-handled lighter, a jumbo punk or a
flare.
* Keep your body back and reach out to light the fuse.
Do not have your body close to the firework.
Do not have your hand close to the fuse.
* Never look into a tube that has a shell loaded into it, or place any
part of your body over it.
* Don't try to re-light a dud. Just forget it and go on to the next item.
* If you have sparklers, ask everyone to drop their spent sparklers in
the bucket of water.
* Always clean up the area after the show. Don't leave a bunch of trash
behind.