Harry Stone Crime Watch #1155

FIREWORKS - Don't break the City Law!

CITY OF DALLAS - FIREWORKS LAW

(as copied from the Dallas Fire Rescue web page)

FIREWORKS

The 1997 Dallas Fire Code, Section 78, prohibits the use, storage or handling of fireworks within the City of Dallas and up to 5,000 feet outside the City Limits, except for professional, approved displays. Violators of this article will be guilty of a class C misdemeanor and fined up to $2000.00.

According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), fireworks lead to thousands of injuries requiring emergency room treatment. These dazzling, but dangerous devices can burn up to 1200° F and can cause burns, lacerations, amputations and blindness.

Manufacturers’ participation in Federal safety regulations, combined with increased consumer awareness is making the Fourth of July Holiday safer than ever. However, explosive devices like M-80s and M-100s continue to be a problem. Though banned since 1966, these illegal explosives still account for one-third of all Fourth of July injuries.

Illegal fireworks continue to be a serious problem. On a typical 4th of July, fireworks cause more fires in the U.S. than all other causes combined. But because most people encounter the risk of fireworks only once a year, many Americans do not realize how great that risk is.

You really must leave fireworks to the professionals. Their shows are spectacular and safe. Amateur displays are unacceptably dangerous, especially to children, whose injury rates are several times those of adults.

Stay back at least 500 feet from professional fireworks displays.
Treat all fireworks, whether legal or illegal for consumers, as suitable only for use by trained professionals.
If you find fireworks, do not touch them but instead direct authorities to them.

Leave any area where amateurs are using fireworks.

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