How to prevent fireworks accidents

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  Scott LaMar was formerly the Host and Executive Producer of The Spark program on WITF-FM, 89.5 & 93.3 in Harrisburg, Pa.
  
  Previously, LaMar was WITF TV’s Sr. Public Affairs producer and produced the station’s award-winning weekly public affairs TV program, Smart Talk.
  
  In addition to his on-air duties, LaMar moderated political candidate debates, including those for candidates running for Pennsylvania governor and the U.S. Senate and was a regular contributor to BBC World News TV before and after the 2020 U.S. Presidential election.
  
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  A native of Coatesville, Pa., LaMar has also worked as a broadcast news anchor, sports play-by-play announcer and manager.

Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, UK. A selection of various home fireworks taken on a table top on the 5th November 2011.

Airdate: June 30, 2022

Other than the nation’s independence, the Fourth of July holiday may be known most for fireworks and not just the ones that are scheduled for public viewing.

The fireworks business is booming. Sales of fireworks more than doubled between 2019 and 2021 from $1 billion to $2.2 billion. It’s estimated more than 400 million pounds of fireworks were set off last year.

However, fireworks that have been purchased and set off at home or at Fourth of July celebrations can be dangerous and a nuisance as well.

Pennsylvania’s Acting State Fire Commissioner Charles McGarvey is on Thursday’s Smart Talk to discuss fireworks safety.