Monday, December 30, 2019

Insurance Commissioner: Be Careful w/ Fireworks

Insurance Commish Miguel Chaney issued the following statement. 
Commissioner of Insurance and State Fire Marshal Mike Chaney wishes everyone a Happy New Year.

“I hope all Mississippians will begin 2020 safely, by carefully using fireworks,” Chaney said. “Anyone choosing to handle fireworks this holiday needs to use caution. That’s especially important if young children are around, as they are often more likely to get hurt.”

The risk of fireworks injury is highest for young people ages 0-4, followed by children 10-14. Sparklers, often a favorite with children, accounted for 30% of injuries in 2014, they can reach up to 1200 º Fahrenheit, which is hot enough to cause third-degree burns.

Chaney added that anyone using or planning to be around any type of fireworks should be mindful of their pets. Check with your local veterinarian and animal shelters to help protect your animals from becoming frightened by fireworks.

For those choosing to use fireworks, the Mississippi State Fire Marshal suggests you follow these safety tips:

        Observe local laws.

o   Those wishing to purchase and use fireworks should first check with their fire protection officials to make sure that local laws are being followed.

o   Some municipalities prohibit fireworks from being used within city limits.

        Use common sense: always read and follow the directions on each firework.

        Never point or throw fireworks at another person.

        Buy from reliable fireworks sellers. Store them in a cool, dry place.

        Always have an adult present when shooting fireworks.

        Put used fireworks in a bucket of water and have a hose ready.

        Only use fireworks outdoors, away from homes, dry grass, and trees.

        Light only one item at a time and keep a safe distance.

        Never experiment or attempt to make your own fireworks.

        Never re-ignite malfunctioning fireworks.

        Never give fireworks to small children.

        Never carry fireworks in your pocket.

        Never shoot fireworks in metal or glass containers.

Kingfish note: Only use lead pipes for bottle rocket wars.

19 comments:

Anonymous said...

Where is the safety announcement about firing my gat into the air?

Anonymous said...

No problem. Us Jacksonians stopped using fireworks years ago. We got guns.

Attention Millennials said...

His warning was for all you millennials, and don't eat Tide pods either, and no huffing aerosol cans.

Anonymous said...

@12:19
Millennials never ate tide pods you dumb boomer. That was Gen Z aka Zoomers. The fidget spinner generation. We Millennials are in our mid 20s to late 30s. You people are so cringe.

Kingfish said...

Knock off the boomer comments. You over did it.

Anonymous said...

Still okay to insult millennials though, right?

Anonymous said...

Damn....he took all the fun out of it. Now when we were kids in the 70’s we would take a steel pipe, drill a 1/2” hole in the end for the breach , put a 90 degree elbow on it, then take a shovel handle and saw it off and wrap tape around it for a Stock. Put a Peacock, Blue Turkey, or lackCat fire cracker in the hole drilled then load the muzzle with sand and pea gravel. Light that sucker and shoot away like a shot gun. Of course, we used good old common sense but that went out the window over the years. We had fun and nobody every got hurt. You just knew not to light a fuse that was not braided (wound) from the factory. If it was flat it was a fast fuse. Maybe a second and a half long

A, Boomer that should've died sooner said...

In my youth we'd stack and duct tape 3 coke cans together and along with a tennis ball and some lighter fluid we had a hell of a tennis ball cannon.

Anonymous said...

Boomers always can dish it out, but they sure can’t take it can they? Go back to your safe place KF. If some mean millennials trigger you, fire your guns 3 times in the air to signal Tucker Carlson to spit some fake news and you should feel safe again.

Kingfish said...

F off. There is a difference between using "boomer" occasionally and making up ten different comments in a row just to use it to annoy people. The very definition of a troll. I've done this before with the Whole Foods comments and other similar buzzwords.

and for the record, I'm an X'er.

Anonymous said...

@12:30 PM - for the record I was born in 1945 before boomers. Bwa ha ha.

Anonymous said...

Let’s get back to talking about th good old days! Don’t let this guy ruin your day KF. You just brought back a lot of great memories with this post. While it’s still time, is there anyway you can bring up some old Christmas pics of Jackson from years back? Maybe some of the readers have some photos. Could you maybe look into that? That would be a fantastic topic and a happy one.

Anonymous said...

So are some fireworks stands more reliable than others? Can I find their reviews on Yelp? Asking for a friend.

Cherry Bumb said...

Gluckstadt is the fireworks capital of the South, with at least five tents, maybe seven...Spend a minimum of $150 and you get 12 free bottle rockets.

But, what Cheney has done with this lengthy diatribe that nobody will read, is....well....waste his time. And we taxpayers paid for it.

Anonymous said...

Alabama and Tennessee (and presumably others) have permanent fireworks shops, not just stands for 2 weeks twice a year.

Louis LeFleur said...

Speaking of old times in Jackson, fireworks, and boomers, can anyone elaborate on what I've heard about bottle rocket wars on Capitol Street in Jackson on New Year's Eve back in the day? I've heard several people talk about it, saying the participated, crazy stories, etc. It rings a bell in the back of my mind, but I never participated. Supposedly this activity was "sanctioned" by JPD, who at least turned a blind eye to some degree, one supposes with the old "boys will be boys" attitude.

Anonymous said...

What's the relative value of this comment, "Alabama and Tennessee (and presumably others) have permanent fireworks shops, not just stands for 2 weeks twice a year."

They're prohibited (full time) by county ordinance in Gluckstadt (and will be prohibited altogether upon incorporation).

But, you need to revisit your '2 weeks twice a year', illusion. Try the entire month of December and half of November, several weeks into the new year and a month leading up to July 4.

Anonymous said...

Louis LeFleur

Back in the day, late 60's to early 70's at around 11:30 NYE all of us at Westland would line up, uncap our headers and head down to Capitol Street.

Anyone not of that era, imagine about a hundred muscle cars cruising up and down Capitol with open headers reverbing off the buildings, that was something to see/hear!!!! Throw in a few burnouts, wow.

People would be lined up & down Capitol watching the show and chunk'n firecrackers and having bottle rocket wars. There'd be a couple old school JPD officers there watching over the show.

From about 11:45 until 12:15 they'd flag traffic at Capitol & Lamar. Come time to leave, they tell whoever had the baddest machine it was time to call it a night and to head back to Shoneys. That was it, no back talk, just a nod of ok and back to Westland we went to continue chasing skirts or if there was talk of a impending race, out to Industrial Drive, Hwy 18 West to see the show down....

If I had the money I spent on tires and gas from 66 to 74, except for a short trip to southeast Asia with the Marines in that time, I'd have a good 401K!! LOL, not really, I'd just bought speedshop goodies.

Louis LeFleur said...

1/1/20 @ 9:58 p.m., thanks so much for that background info! I'd only heard the north/northeast Jackson version. Those guys either didn't know about or just didn't mention the west Jackson muscle car (a/k/a Shoney's) connection. Maybe they came along a little later and things had changed by then. Whatever! I appreciate knowing more about the event. More importantly, thank you for your service, sir!



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