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Fireworks Safety Tips for Your Home

5/8/2021 (Permalink)

Photo of lit sparkler Treat used sparklers and firecrackers like matches. Don't leave them lying around, and douse them with water to be sure they won't relight.

The Fourth of July is a time to spend time outside with family and friends, celebrate America’s freedom, enjoy delicious food and drinks (while grilling safely!), listen to music, and watch the brilliant fireworks explode in the air. 

Are you planning on foregoing town fireworks and shooting off fireworks or using sparklers in your own backyard? Be careful. According to the National Safety Council, fireworks start an average of 18,500 fires each year, including 1,300 home fires.

Yes, some of these fires were caused by people using illegal or professional fireworks, but others were due to sparklers or small firecrackers. In the wrong hands, even safe sparklers can wreak havoc with your home and cause fire damage.

The first rule of thumb should be to not use illegal or professional fireworks in your home or backyard. Period. Leave the professional fireworks to the professionals. 

Regarding small firecrackers or sparklers, here are some tips to keep your home safe from fireworks (or gender reveal pyrotechnic devices) fire damage:

  • Don’t let young children use them at all. Older children should be supervised by a sober adult. 
  • Yes, you shouldn’t drink and drive, but you also shouldn’t drink and firework, as your judgment and vision can both be impaired, which can lead to a fire disaster. 
  • Set firecrackers and sparklers off away from the direction of your home or anyone else’s home.
  • Don’t use firecrackers and sparklers inside as your curtains and other furnishings could catch fire.
  • Keep a bucket of water nearby. That way, when you’re done with the sparklers and firecrackers, you can douse them in the water rather than just leaving them around your backyard, where they could reactivate and set fire to brush or your home.

If your Fourth of July fireworks caused fire damage in your home, you need the help of your local Massachusetts fire damage restoration experts. Contact us here at SERVPRO of Stoneham / Wakefield for help with your fire damage remediation and rebuilding.

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