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First Responders Warn Revelers To Stay Safe This 4th Of July
SEATTLE — First responders are reminding everyone to be careful this 4th of July.
Most communities are asking residents to consider giving fireworks a pass this holiday. But if you absolutely must set some off, experts are urging extreme caution.
“Fireworks injuries really reach a crescendo around the time between June 16th and July 16th," said Dr. Stephen Kennedy, a hand and wrist surgeon with UW Medicine. "That's actually when the majority of fireworks injuries happen for our entire year, and they really reach a peak on the night of July 4th, as you would expect.”
Every year, hundreds of Washingtonians are injured improperly handling fireworks around the holiday. Last year, 237 firework-related injuries were reported in Washington.
Link to tweet
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/first-responders-warn-revelers-to-stay-safe-this-4th-of-july/ar-AALKjFn
Basically don't do anything stupid like blow yourself up or burn your house down.