Stars, Stripes and Safety
   
If you’ll be lighting the sky with fireworks this Independence Day, make sure you, your friends and family members follow these safety tips:
• Always have an adult supervise children around fireworks, and never let small children handle or light fireworks.
• Keep water nearby with a garden hose and bucket.
• Wear eye protection when lighting fireworks, and back away from a firework as soon as it’s lit.
• Never re-light a “dud” firework.
• Never throw fireworks or point them at people or animals.
• Dispose of fireworks by first soaking them in water and then putting them in a trashcan.

Source: National Council on Fireworks Safety, www.fireworksafety.com.
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photo by Kelly Overton, Washington Times-Herald
   

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