Kern County FIre Department goes over firework safety

Kern County FIre Department goes over firework safety

THAT'S WHY TONIGHT THE KERNCOUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENTIS REMINDING PEOPLE TO BE SAFETHIS FOURTH OF JULY HOLIDAY.23 A-B-C'S KYLIE WALKER ISJOINING US LIVE WITH WAYSOFFICIALS SAY YOU CAN ENJOYFIREWORKS WHILEPREVENTING INJURY AND POTENTIALFIRES.

KYLIE.TOMORROW AT NOON THOSE STANDSWILL OPEN UP HERE INBAKERSFIELD AND PEOPLE WILLSTART BUYING SAFE AND SANEFIREWORKS FOR SATURDAY.BUT K-C-F-D SAYS WITH A 10-THOUSAND PERCENTINCREASE IN ILLEGAL FIREWORKSCOMPARED TO YEARS PAST... THEYWANY TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE ARECELEBRATING SAFELY, AREN'TSTARTING FIRES AND AREN'TGETTING INJURED.WE ARE JUST DAYS AWAY FROM THEFOURTH OF JULY -- AND THEKERN COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT ISREMINDING PEOPLE TO USEFIREWORKS RESPONSIBLY THISHOLIDAY.OFFICIALS SAY FIREWORKS SHOULDONLY BE LIT BY ADULTS --AWAY FROM OTHERS TO AVOIDINJURIES -- AND AWAY FROMANYTHING THAT MAY CATCH ON FIRE."SO YOU CERTAINLY WOULDN'T WANTTODO THAT AROUND DRY GRASS UNDERUNDER EAVES OF HOME..

UNDERPARKED CARS..NOTHING LIKE THAT.

YOU WANT TOKEEP IT OUT IN THE OPEN IN THEDRIVEWAY.K-C-F-D ENGINEER ANDREW FREEBORNSAYS YOU SHOULD ALWAYS HAVEWATER OR A HOSE ON STANDBY."AND THAT WAY IF A FIRE DOESSTART ITCAN QUICKLY BE EXTINGISHED"WHILE THAT BUCKET OF WATER ISTHERE AS A SAFETYPRECAUTION TO PUT A FIRE OUT..FREEBORN SAYS IT CAN ALSO BEUSED AS A PREVENTION TACTIC.."AFTER THE FIREWORKS ARECOMPLETELY USED..

THERES NOCHANCE OF SOMETHING BEING ONFIRE..

TO GOAHEAD AND SUBMERGE THEM IN THEWATER..

AND THAT WAY YOU KNOWTHATDEEP DOWN THERES NO EMBERS THATARE CONTINUING TO GROW"FREEBORN SAYS THAT OFTENFIREWORKS WILL LOOK LIKE THEYARE OUT..

OR NO LONGER FEELHOT..

SO PEOPLE WILL THROW THEMIN THE TRASH.."AND NOW THE TRASH CAN CATCHESON FIRETHE TRASH CANS ARE USUALLY ONTHE SIDE OF SOMEONES HOME SO NOWTHAT FIRE THATQUICKLY GROWS ISABLE TO GET UP INTO THE HOME."ON "YOU LIGHT IT WE WRITE IT DOTCOM" YOU CAN FIND EACH KERNCOUNTY COMMUNITY ORDINANCESTATING WHEN FIREWORKS CAN BEPURCHASED AND LIT.EXCEPT IN THE MOUNTAINCOMMUNITIES WHEREFIREWORKS ARE NOT ALLOWED."WE DO NOT WANT TO SEE AWILDFIRECAUSED BY FIREWORKS..

SO THEYARE ILLEGAL IN THOSE AREAS "EVEN IF IT'S LEGAL TO PURCHASETHE FIREWORKS, IT MAY NOT BELEGAL TO LIGHT THEM.YOU'LL WANT TO BE SURE TO CHECKYOUR COMMUNITY'S DESIGNATEDTIMES AND DATES SO THAT YOUDON'T GET FINED."THEY ARE ALSO ILLEGAL FIREWORKSIFTHEY DO NOT HAVE THE SAFE ANDSANE SEAL OF APPROVAL FROM THESTATE FIREMARSHALL ..

AND AN ILLEGALFIREWORK IS ALSO ANY FIREWORKTHAT DOES HAVE THESTATE FIRE MARSHAL APPROVAL..WHICH HAS BEEN MODIFIED"AS A REMINDER -- DO NOT CALL 911FOR ILLEGAL FIREWORKS.IF YOU LIVE IN THE BAKERSFIELDCITY LIMITS YOU CAN CALL --324-6551OR 324-4542.AND IF YOU LIVE IN THE COUNTY --YOU CAN REPORT THEM 24 HOURS ADAY 7 DAYS A WEEK AT KERN COUNTYFIRE DOT ORG.

WE HAVE ALL OFTHIS INFORMATION AND SAFETY TIPSON OUR WEBSITE AT TURNTO23 DOTCOM.(REPORTING IN BAKERSFIELD IMKYLIE WALKER 23ABC CONNECTINGYOU..SOME BAD NEWS FOR ANYONE WHO WASHOPING TO CATCH THE