Sac Metro Fire wants people to prioritize safety when setting off fireworks this summer

AND SAN JOAQUIN COUNTIES. TODAY WE ARE LESS THAN TWO WEEKS AWAY FROM SALE OF LEGAL FIREWORKS, BUT WHETHER THEY ARE LEGAL OR NOT, EVERY YEAR WE SEE ENTIRELY PREVENTABLE FIRES AND INJURIES. ACCORDING TO THE FIREFIGHTERS. IF PEOPLE FOLLOW SEVERAL SIMPLE RULES, KCRA 3'S ERIN HEFT SHOWS US WHAT WE SHOULD KEEP IN MIND. THIS FAMILIAR POP FIREWORKS. THEY BRING A LOT OF JOY. THEY ALSO BRING A LOT OF PROBLEMS, WHETHER THEY ARE, QUOTE, SAFE AND SENSIBLE OR NOT. So we caught up with Metro Fire to find out what people should know first, what exactly does safe and sane mean? SAFE AND SANE IS THE VERBIAGE ADOPTED FOR LEGAL FIREWORKS. ALL FIREWORKS ARE DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY IF YOU DO NOT USE THEM AS INTENDED AND IF YOU DO NOT USE PROPER SAFETY GUIDELINES. AND THESE SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS. THEY ARE PRETTY SIMPLE. First, make sure there is 30 feet of clearance around the area where you are about to light them, where nothing can catch fire. THEN HAVE A BUCKET FILLED WITH WATER AND A HOSE NEARBY. WHEN YOU GO TO THE LIGHT, MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A LONG HANDLED TOOL. STAY AWAY. MAKE SURE EVERYONE IS AWAY, ESPECIALLY CHILDREN. GO FORWARD AND TURN IT ON THEN COME BACK AS QUICKLY AS YOU CAN. AND ENJOY THE SHOW. When it's all over, make sure to submerge those fireworks for 24 hours. And we're going to bathe this firework for 24 hours. We're going to dunk this firework, make sure it's completely underwater, failure to follow these several safety rules has led to tragic endings. WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL FIRES WITH SAFE AND SENSIBLE FIREWORKS THAT WERE NOT DISPOSED OF PROPERLY. They just put them in the trash. These trash cans next to the house that received trash catch fire and set a house on fire. IN REALITY, WE HAD DEATHS. AND ALSO KEEP IN MIND SOME FIREWORKS. THEY WORK BY MALFUNCTION. SOMETIMES WE HAVE FIREWORKS THAT CAN FAIL, SO IF YOU LIGHT THEM AND THE FUSE MAY BURN, IT'S IMPORTANT NOT TO LIGHT THAT FUSE AGAIN. UNFORTUNATELY, THIS FIREWORKS SHOULD NOT BE LIT AGAIN. YOU RUN THE RISK OF POTENTIALLY INJURING YOURSELF OR THOSE AROUND YOU. LEGAL FIREWORKS CAN ONLY BE PURCHASED DURING CERTAIN DAYS, AND CALIFORNIA HAS A ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY FOR THE SALE AND USE OF DANGEROUS FIREWORKS, WITH PENALTIES UP TO THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS AND POTENTIALLY CRITICAL CHARGES. FIREWORKS CAN BE FUN IF DONE LEGALLY AND SAFELY IN RANCHO CORDOVA. ERIN HEFT KCRA THREE NEWS NOW JUNE 28 AT NOON THIS IS THE FIRST TIME PEOPLE IN THE UNINORPORATED PART OF SACRAMENTO COUNTY ARE ALLOWED TO PURCHASE LEGAL FIREWORKS. END ON JULY 4 AT 9:00 P.M. THE TWO CITR