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Posted on: May 23, 2024 | Last Modified on: May 23, 2024

[ARCHIVED] Private Use Fireworks

Fireworks Days Times Memorial Day 1200

The State of Michigan allows for the use of consumer fireworks ONLY on the following dates from 11 AM - 11:45 PM:
» MEMORIAL DAY: SATURDAY, MAY 25 - SUNDAY, MAY 26, 2024 
» Independence Day: Saturday, June 29 - Thursday, July 4, 2024 
» Labor Day: Saturday, August 31 - Sunday, September 1, 2024 
 
CELEBRATE SAFELY 
• More than 19,500 reported fires are started by fireworks annually. 
• Burns account for 44% of the 9,100 injuries treated in emergency rooms seen in the month around July 4. 
• Half of the fireworks injuries seen at emergency rooms were extremities: hand, finger, or leg. One-third were to the eye or other parts of the head. 
• Children ages 10–14 had the highest rate of fireworks injury, with more than one-third (36%) of the victims of fireworks injuries under age 15. 
• Sparklers account for roughly one-quarter of emergency room fireworks injuries. 
Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) 2018 Fireworks Annual Report
 
 
 
 
 

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