Fireworks Safety: Extinguish Sparklers

Video Transcript

"You know, sparklers can add a lot of excitement and fun, to any holiday or party event. Hi, I'm Captain Joe Bruni, with over three decades of firefighting and emergency medical service experience. The common consumer sparkler,or the consumer type of firework, can add a lot of fun and excitement, to most holiday party events. What we're going to talk about, is proper extinguishment of the sparkler. Sparklers come in usually two varieties. This type is made onto a bamboo, or wooden type of stick. The other type, is some type of wire type, of stick. Sparklers can burn anywhere from eleven hundred to eighteen hundred degrees. That's very hot. Once the sparkler burns down to the end of it's life cycle. Take the sparkler and bury that hot end, by sticking it into some dry sand, or a close bucket of water that is nearby, for the purpose of extinguishment. It may also be helpful to keep a fire extinguisher handy, just in case, if some type of uneventful fire, happens to take place accidentally. Remember the wire, and even the bamboo sticks, can remain hot for an extended period of time, after the sparkler's life cycle is over, and it burns out. Stick it in dry sand, or have a bucket of water handy and close by, for people to drop that wire or bamboo stick into, after extinguishment occurs. I'm Captain Joe Bruni. Stay safe, and we'll see you next time."