According to a recent Consumer Product Safety Commission's Fireworks Annual Report, approximately 9,600 people are treated for fireworks-related injuries each year. More than two-thirds of those injuries occur from June 19^th to July 19^th as people celebrate America’s independence. What’s more, 40 percent of those injuries happen to children under 15 years of age, and 23 percent to children under the age of five.

“We always caution people to use common sense when engaging in any activity, but it is never more important than in the ignition of fireworks,” says Jimmy Maass, Safety Coordinator at Farm Bureau Insurance. “Even the slightest mishap in judgment or smallest cutting of corners in safety can lead to devastating injuries or large-scale fires.”...