Fire Safety: Fourth Of July, Thanksgiving, And Christmas

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Fire safety means that you are being protected by any unlikely danger including fire. Fire is very harmful to humans and nature. Just a couple weeks ago there was a fire in Southern California. Thousands of people had to flee the area. Many were killed as this wildfire spread throughout 55,000 acres of land. Since fire is so dangerous i'm going to give some safety tips about fire during the holidays Fourth of July, Thanksgiving, and Christmas.

On Fourth of July many people light fireworks but are unaware that you should have a bucket of water in hand. 230 injuries are caused each year just because of fireworks. Fireworks are very harmful and could cause you to have an injury or even die. There are also a lot of people that have cookouts on

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