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Soundbites

Nancy Nord, Acting Chairman
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

Soundbites:

Nancy Nord
Acting Chairman
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

Acting Chairman Nancy Nord: “While many American’s will enjoy the safe and legal use of fireworks, there will be those treated in hospital emergency rooms for using firework incorrectly or illegally.”

Acting Chairman Nancy Nord: “Never purchase illegal fireworks or professional fireworks meant to be used at a professional display. Illegal explosives, such as M-80’s, cherry bombs, silver salutes, quarter sticks and M-1000’s are banned and have been for more than 40 years.“

Acting Chairman Nancy Nord: “Last year an estimated 9,200 people were treated in hospital emergency rooms for firework-related injuries. The majority, 6,400, occurred during the one-month period surrounding the 4th of July."

Spanish Soundbites:

Spokesperson: "Es importante que los niños pequeños nunca jueguen con fuegos artificiales. Los niños mayores siempre deben ser supervisados por un adulto."

Spokesperson: "Las varitas de chispas pueden ser peligrosas ya que estas pueden calentarse hasta 2000 grados. Así que los niños que jueguen con varitas de chispas siempre deben ser supervisados por un adulto. La mayoría de las lesiones que vemos con varitas de chispas involucran niños menores de cinco años."

Demonstrations:

Baby Dolls with Sparklers (legal in some states)

Mannequin with m-80 in hand (illegal)

Watermelon with m-1000 (illegal)
Repeated in slow motion

Cage with Aerial (display)
Repeated in slow motion

Mannequin in house m-1000 (illegal)
Repeated in slow motion

Quickmatch Fuse

Examples of Legal Fireworks (in some states)

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