NFPA and Alliance to Stop Consumer Fireworks offer media resources for coverage of dangers of consumer fireworks at www.nfpa.org/fireworks

John Mitty Friday, June 28, 2013

NFPA and Alliance to Stop Consumer Fireworks offer media resources for coverage of dangers of consumer fireworks at www.nfpa.org/fireworks 

As the Fourth of July approaches, the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and the Alliance to Stop Consumer Fireworks is offering media representatives a number of resources to cover the dangers of consumer fireworks. All resources can be accessed at www.nfpa.org/fireworks.

Resources include:

Interviews

Experts available for interviews - email publicaffairs@nfpa.org or call 617-984-7275 to schedule.

Subject matter – dangers of using consumer fireworks, statistics on high number of fires on Independence Day, risks to personal health and safety, impact on community/community resources, fire service response to consumer fireworks incidents

Video/audio

B-roll (.mov files) with sound bites:

Fireworks_1        Massachusetts State Fire Marshal Stephen D. Coan, NPFA President Jim Shannon, Dr. Colleen Ryan, live demonstration showcasing the danger of consumer fireworks

Fireworks_2        New Hampshire State Fire Marshal and President of National Association of State Fire Marshals, Bill Degnan

Fireworks_3        The Foy Family, injured in a 2012 fireworks incident

Fireworks_4        Pelham Fire Chief James Midgley recounts fireworks incident 

YouTube

o   Fire officials, victims recount horrific Pelham, NH fireworks incident

o   Live fireworks demo with interviews

o   Public service announcement featuring cartoon character Dan Doofus, urging people not to use consumer fireworks.

Statistics

Latest Fireworks research report and fact sheet on the number of fireworks related fires and injuries. Key findings for the report include:

• On Independence Day in a typical year, far more U.S. fires are reported than on any other day, and fireworks account for two out of five of those fires, more than any other cause of fires.
• In 2011, fireworks caused an estimated 17,800 reported fires, including 1,200 total structure fires, 400 vehicle fires, and 16,300 outside and other fires. These fires resulted in an estimated 40 civilian injuries and $32 million in direct property damage.
• In 2011, U.S. hospital emergency rooms treated an estimated 9,600 people for fireworks-related injuries; 61 percent of 2010 emergency room fireworks-related injuries were to the extremities and 34 percent were to the head.
• The risk of fireworks injury was highest for children ages 5-19 and adults 25-44, with one-quarter (26 percent) of the victims of fireworks injuries in 2011 under age 15.

Images

Downloadable safety sheets, tips, graphics of fireworks statistics and visual depicting temperature of a burning sparkler.

For additional information and media interviews, contact NFPA at 617-984-7275 or publicaffairs@nfpa.org.

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