SOUTH BEND,Ind. -- The South Bend Fire Department wants you to celebrate safely and properly dispose your fireworks after you are done. Some helpful tips they want you to be aware of is:
- Keep kids away from fireworks, sparklers can burn at 2,000
- Light one firework at a time and back away fast.
- Never relight duds
- Keep water or a hose nearby
- Soak used fireworks and duds in water
- Avoid alcohol when handling fireworks
