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Fireworks can be incredibly dangerous. Never let kids play with or light fireworks.Protect yourself and loved ones from injury by knowing how to launch fireworks safely.You will need: legal fireworks, an open space away from flammables, an extended lighter and a source of water.Optional: safety glasses.Step 1: Make sure that setting off fireworks is legal in your area. [-------1-------]Step 2: Buy only legal fireworks from a reputable manufacturer. Legitimate fireworks will contain an item number, brand name, and instructions.M-80s, M-100s, blockbusters, quarter pounders, and cherry bombs are not fireworks; they are illegal explosives.Step 3: Keep children and pets out of range at all times to protect them and their hearing—and to make sure animals don’t get scared and bolt.Step 4: [-------2-------] It should be at least 30 feet away from people, homes, cars, and flammable materials like dry brush. Don’t set off fireworks in strong winds.Step 5: Keep at a safe distance when you light fireworks by using a butane stove lighter, extra long matches, or a punk lighter, which is a smoldering slow-burning stick. [-------3-------]Never set off fireworks in a container.Step 6: Set off fireworks one at a time. Eye protection is strongly recommended.Step 7: [-------4-------] Leave it alone for at least 20 minutes and then soak it in a bucket of water.Keep a garden hose, a pail of water, or a fire extinguisher nearby in case you need to put out flames.Step 8: Do we even have to say it? [-------5-------] Don’t light them in your hand—and don’t carry them in your pocket, either!Step 9: [-------6-------] If you get something in your eye, don’t touch, rub, or rinse it. Just head straight for the emergency room.Step 10: When the fun is done, gather up all the firework debris and give it a good soaking before putting in a trash container.Did you know? Between 9,000 and 10,000 people are taken to the hospital each year for fireworks-related injuries, with nearly half of the victims under the age of 15.