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FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday,
June 30, 2009
| Contact: |
Steve
Romines, Medic One Director, 360-704-2780 |
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Keith Eisner,
Thurston
County
Public Information, 360-786-5245 |
Discharge of
Fireworks in Unincorporated County Limited to July 3, 4
OLYMPIA
– The Independence Day
celebrations are here and that means that local families should take extra
caution to avoid fireworks related injuries.
Each year, there are medical emergencies around the 4th of
July, usually related to the use of illegal fireworks or careless use of legal
fireworks.
It is legal in unincorporated
Thurston
County
to sell fireworks only from June 28 through noon on July 6.
It is legal to discharge fireworks only from 9 AM to 11 PM on
July 3 and 4.
Thurston County Medic One Director
Steve Romines urges the following precautions:
·
Use only “safe and sane” fireworks. (In
Washington
State
that means no bottle rockets, no firecrackers, no cherry bombs and no
missiles.)
·
Have an adult present at all times when fireworks are
being set off.
·
Do not allow young children to light fireworks and have
them stay at a safe distance.
·
Keep a water source handy to deal with potential fires
and douse all fireworks to
make sure they are out.
·
Do not hold or throw fireworks after they are lit and
do not relight them if they do not go off.
Fire is always a dangerous possibility when using
fireworks. The incendiary heat of
most fireworks easily and quickly ignites flammable materials such as brush,
grass, wood, paper, clothing or even the upholstery of automobiles.
Officials recommend that families leave the discharge of major fireworks
to professionals at licensed public displays and to be extremely careful when
using legal fireworks this holiday.
Again, in the unincorporated areas of
Thurston
County
, it is legal to sell fireworks from June 28 through noon on July 6.
It is legal to discharge fireworks ONLY from 9 AM to 11 PM on July 3
and 4.
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