{"id":66147,"date":"2018-06-30T08:04:35","date_gmt":"2018-06-30T12:04:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.owegopennysaver.com\/PS\/?p=66147"},"modified":"2018-07-04T07:07:43","modified_gmt":"2018-07-04T11:07:43","slug":"this-fourth-of-july-let-the-pros-handle-the-fireworks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.owegopennysaver.com\/PS\/2018\/06\/30\/this-fourth-of-july-let-the-pros-handle-the-fireworks\/","title":{"rendered":"This Fourth of July let the pros handle the fireworks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b><\/b>The Fourth of July is just around the corner and along with it comes the annual tradition of fireworks shows. The Firemen\u2019s Association of the State of New York (FASNY) urges New Yorkers to let professionals handle the fireworks, and not to use these dangerous devices themselves. Instead, people should attend one of the many professional fireworks displays offered across New York State.<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/p>\n<p>All fireworks, including sparkling devices, are extremely dangerous. Despite their toy-like appearances, sparklers can seriously harm their users. The tip of a sparkler burns at a temperature of nearly 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit, which can cause severe 3rd degree burns.&nbsp;Accordingto the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), sparklers cause roughly 25 percent of all fireworks-related emergency room visits, the most of any type of fireworks-like device.<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/p>\n<p><u><\/u>\u201cFireworks and sparkling devices are extremely dangerous in the hands of non-professionals,\u201d said&nbsp;FASNY President Ken Pienkowski.\u201cWhen misused, fireworks and sparkling devices can cause serious bodily harm, and even death, to their users and to those around them. Fireworks should only be used by professionals who have undergone the proper training and certification in their operation. For this reason, FASNY urges&nbsp;all New York&nbsp;counties to&nbsp;follow the lead of Columbia, Nassau, Schenectady, and Suffolk&nbsp;Counties to ban the sale of consumer&nbsp;fireworks. Doing so may well save lives.\u201d<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/p>\n<p><u><\/u>In 2017, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission&nbsp;reported that 68 percent of the total estimated fireworks-related injuries in 2016 occurred in the month surrounding&nbsp;<span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_213465811\"><span class=\"aQJ\">July 4th<\/span><\/span>, with almost one-third of those injured being children under the age of 15. In 2015,&nbsp;U.S. hospital emergency rooms treated an estimated 12,900 people for fireworks related injuries; 54 percent of those injuries were to the extremities and 36 percent were to the head.&nbsp;<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/p>\n<p>\u201cFASNY wishes all a happy and safe Fourth of July. Should there be an emergency or unsafe situation, we urge everyone to call 911 for help. It\u2019s better to be safe than sorry,\u201d said&nbsp;President Pienkowski.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Fourth of July is just around the corner and along with it comes the annual tradition of fireworks shows. 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