Fireworks safety

On this 4th of July, the San Angelo Fire Marshall's Office reminds you that firework safety, or lack of it, is a big problem. The Consumer Product Safety Commission says there are some nine-thousand to 10-thousand people treated each year for firework-related injuries. A majority of these injuries could have been prevented by using safety measures when handling fireworks. Possessing or using fireworks within five-thousand feet of and inside the San Angelo city limits is a Class C misdemeanor punishable by a maximum fine of two-thousand dollars. For families who purchase and ignite fireworks outside the restricted zone, Fire Marshal Ross Coleman offers firework safety tips on the San Angelo/Tom Green County Emergency Management Facebook page.