FAMILY OR CONSUMER FIREWORKS:
Check with your local Fire or Police Department for by-laws
and regulations on discharging fireworks in your municipality.
Many municipalities are changing their by-laws concerning
rules and regulations regarding fireworks.
FIREWORKS
SAFETY TIPS:
Adults must take responsibility to supervise all fireworks
activities. Fireworks are not toys. They burn at approximately
the same temperature as a household match and can cause
burn injuries and ignite clothing if improperly lit.
Read and follow all warnings and instructions. Do not
purchase or use unlabeled fireworks. Homemade fireworks
are deadly. One third of the injuries associated with
fireworks have typically been caused by illegal explosives
or homemade fireworks.
It is illegal for minors to purchase and possess fireworks.
It is illegal to sell fireworks to minors.
Use fireworks outdoors only. Never try to re-light fireworks
that have not fully functioned and always have water
handy in a garden hose or bucket.
Sparklers are often considered harmless fun. However,
they can burn as hot as 650° Celsius (1200 °Fahrenheit)
and can ignite clothing. As with other fireworks, always
use them outdoors under adult supervision. Place used
sparklers immediately into a metal container.
The majority of the injuries from family or consumer
fireworks involve misuse rather than malfunction.
DISPLAY FIREWORKS:
Organizers need a permit to set off display fireworks.
The actual firing of the display is conducted by a trained
pyrotechnic operator and crew. Crowd control is mandatory.
SAFETY TIPS:
Spectators should obey all safety personnel and respect
the security barriers set up to allow the trained operator
to safely do his job.
If a firework component falls to the ground without
exploding, immediately tell the safety personnel. Do
not touch the fireworks.
Leave the lighting of all fireworks to the trained operator
when you attend a public display. Consumer fireworks
are not appropriate to use when a large crowd is present.
Taking pets to a fireworks display are not a good idea.
The loud noises can hurt their ears and cause them to
panic. Leave pets at home if you are going to a fireworks
show.
Regulation
alone cannot protect the public. It must be combined
with personal responsibility and awareness.
Safety Tips Sources: BC Professional
Fire Fighters' Burn Fund, Canada Safety Council, Office
of the BC Fire Commissioner, and National Council on
Fireworks Safety
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On behalf of the BC Professional Fire
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with this important Safety information.
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For Trick-or-Treaters:
- Young children should
always go trick-or-treating with an adult.
- Never trick-or-treat alone. Have at least 2 buddies
go with you.
- Take a cellular phone with you if possible.
- Carry a flashlight
- Plan your entire route and make sure your family knows
what it is.
- Wait until you get home and your parents check your
candy before you eat it.
- Accept treats only in the doorway. Never go inside a
house.
- Visit only houses where the lights are on.
- Walk, don't run.
- Stay on Sidewalks
- Obey traffic signals
- Stay in familiar neighborhoods
- Don't cut across yards or driveways.
- Wear a watch you can read in the dark.
- Make sure costumes don't drag on the ground.
- Shoes should fit (even if they don't go with your costume)
- Avoid wearing masks while walking from house to house.
- Carry only flexible knives, swords or other props.
- (If no sidewalk) walk on the left side of the road facing
traffic
- Wear clothing with reflective markings or tape.
- Stay away from and don't pet animals you don't know.
For Parents:
- Make your child eat dinner
before setting out.
- Children should carry quarters so they can call home
or provide a cell phone.
- Young children of any age should be accompanied by an
adult.
- If your children go on their own, be sure they wear
a watch, that can be read in the dark.
- If you buy a costume, look for one made of flame-retardant
material.
- Older children should know where to reach you and the
time to return home.
- You should know where they're going.
- Look at the wrapping carefully and toss out anything
that looks suspect.
- Review the above "Trick-or-Treater" safety
rules with your children.
For Homeowners:
- Make sure your yard is
clear of such things as ladders, hoses, dog leashes and
flower pots that can trip the young ones.
- Pets get frightened on Halloween. Put them up to protect
them from cars or inadvertently bitting a trick-or-treater.
- Battery powered jack o'lantern candles are preferable
to a real flame.
- If you do use candles, place the pumpkin well away from
where trick-or-treaters will be walking or standing.
- Make sure paper or cloth yard decorations won't be blown
into a flaming candle.
- Healthy food alternatives for trick-or-treaters include
packages of low-fat crackers with cheese or peanut butter
filling, single-serve boxes of cereal, packaged fruit
rolls, mini boxes of raisins and single-serve packets
of low-fat popcorn that can be microwaved later.
- Include non-food treats: plastic rings, pencils, stickers,
erasers, coins.
- Adjust lawn sprinklers accordingly or turn them off
during Trick or Treat hours
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