Contrary to what most people believe, consumer fireworks are NOT REALLY “Safe-and-Sane”! There are still about 8,000 fireworks-related injuries requiring emergency room care or hospitalization each year in the U.S. during the July 4th period. Most fireworks injuries involve devices that are legal under current federal law. The majority of those injured by fireworks are children under age 15. The American Academy of Pediatrics, American Academy of Family Physicians, American Academy of Ophthalmology, American Association for Hand Surgery, American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Center for Injury Research & Policy, Emergency Nurses Association, Fire Department Safety Officers Association, International Association of Arson Investigators, International Association of Fire Chiefs, International Association of Firefighters, International Fire Marshals Association and Prevent Blindness America are all in support of consumer fireworks bans throughout the U.S.
In a June, 2010 front page story in the Bellingham Herald, Bellingham Fire Chief Bill Boyd said, "It's a dangerous hobby people take up every Fourth, and fireworks, from a fire service standpoint, are a big hazard for us and I think the community. Even the safe and sane ones aren't necessarily safe."
In a June, 2010 front page story in the Bellingham Herald, Bellingham Fire Chief Bill Boyd said, "It's a dangerous hobby people take up every Fourth, and fireworks, from a fire service standpoint, are a big hazard for us and I think the community. Even the safe and sane ones aren't necessarily safe."
