Commissioner of Insurance Michael Chaney issued the following statement.
Fireworks were involved with over 10,000 injuries treated in U.S. hospital emergency departments during 2022, according to a report from the Consumer Product Safety Commission. Children are especially at risk for injury. The report states that those 15 to 19 years of age had the highest estimated rate of injury followed by children ages 10 to 14.
“Teach your child not to point or throw fireworks at people, animals, or buildings,” Chaney said. “Show children how to put fireworks in buckets of water and dispose of them properly so as not to start a fire.”
The Mississippi State Fire Marshal recommends these additional 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: A lead pipe is great for bottle rocket wars.
18 comments:
"Buy from reliable fireworks sellers." What the hell does this mean?
"Never give fireworks to small children." It's ok to give them to large children?
Ha! Pretty good rules to use regarding firearms in the bold new city.
"Always have a SOBER adult present when shooting fireworks."
Thanks to the Commisioner for being the master of the obvious!
Who can afford fireworks in this economy? Who will dare drive to a fireworks show with so many damn drunks in the road?
Just avoid the "hold my beer and watch this" moments. You'll be fine if you can do that.
A family member is an ER doctor, New Year’s Eve and July 4 are two of the most dreaded nights; patients, many of them young children, come in with disfiguring fireworks injuries. Testosterone poisoning makes people feel like they need to get the biggest, loudest, and most dangerous fireworks for their small children. Just take them to a fireworks show and let them keep their fingers.
People with common sense do not waste money on fireworks to begin with.
PLEASE people....this set of warnings was provided in your best interest.
No need to make fun or ridicule anyone.
Should you have any other concerns for firework safety, call 1-800-KABOOM
Wow! A republican using the left wing/lib buzz word "common sense."
"Kingfish note: A lead pipe is great for bottle rocket wars"
Hey KF, see bullet number 3 you moron.
Joe Dirt:
So your gonna' tell me that you don't have no black cats, no roman candles, or screaming mimis?
Kicking Wing:
No.
Joe Dirt:
Oh come on man. You got no lady fingers, fuzz buttles, snicker bombs, church burners, finger blasters, gut busters, zippity do das, or crap flappers?
Kicking Wing:
No, I don't.
Joe Dirt:
You're gonna stand there, owning a fireworks stand, and tell me you don't have no whistling bungholes, no spleen spliters, whisker biscuits, honkey lighters, hoosker doos, hoosker donts, cherry bombs, nipsy daisers, with or without the scooter stick, or one single whistling kitty chaser?
I've got no problem with this. They do it every year.
What does common sense even mean to people who live in Jackson? Tr not to kill anyone when you shoot your firearms?
The guy with 3 fingers and an eye patch always sells the best fireworks.
Customer: I'll be back in a couple of hours with enough cash.
Fireworks seller: I'll keep an eye out for you.
How do you know if you've bought good fireworks?
When the guy running the store gives you a high four.
I wondered what became of Chaney. Last time I heard from him he was telling us to not run a portable heater in a trailer. Shit, I thought he had died.
That ole boy will be running second behind Cecil Brown for setting a PERS retirement record.
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