COUNTRY INCLUDING BOTH OF OUR OWN. CELEBRATING THE 4TH OF JULY MEANS MANY PEOPLE WILL BE LIGHTING FIREWORKS AND BERLIO COUNTY FIRE RESCUE WANTS TO MAKE SURE YOU DO SO SAFELY OR FOR JOHN CARDINELLI JOINS US NOW AND JOHN, WHERE DOES THAT SAFETY START? OKAY WHEN ACCORDING TO BCFR SAFETY STARTS WITH USING LEGAL FIREWORKS THAT CAN BE PURCHASED AT FIREWORKS STAND IN BERNALILLO COUNTY IF YOU HAVE FIREWORKS AND YOU’RE NOT SURE IF THEY’RE LEGAL CHECK THE LABEL LEGALUNS WILL SAY CAUTION. LIKE THIS ILLEGAL ONES WILL SAY WARNING. BERNALILLO COUNTY FIRE RESCUE DEALS WITH FIREWORK RELATED FIRES EVERY INDEPENDENCE DAY. IT’S IT’S ALMOST INEVITABLE FOR US. WE WILL RESPOND TO SEVERAL FIRES THAT ARE CAUSED BY FIREWORKS IN SOME IN IN SOME CAPACITY SOME END UP BEING WORSE THAN OTHERS. THOSE FIRES CAUSED BY BOTH ILLEGAL AND LEGAL FIREWORKS, WHICH IS WHY AND BEING PREPARED IS KEY MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE A WATER SOURCE OF READILY AVAILABLE IN THE EVENT THAT THEY’RE GOING TO DO THAT MAKE SURE THAT THERE’S PLENTY OF CLEARING IDEALLY ON CONCRETE BE DOING IT ON CONCRETE OR OR A DEFINITELY AN AREA THAT’S CLEARED OF ANY KIND OF VEGETATION LIGHTING AWAY FROM VEGETATION IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE OF THE DROUGHT. WE’RE CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING A NEW MEXICO. SO IT’S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT IF YOU’RE GONNA LIGHT FIREWORKS THAT YOU’RE IN AN AREA THAT DOES NOT HAVE ANY KIND OF VEGETATION. WHETHER DRY OR EVEN IF IT LOOKS LIKE IT’S KIND OF GREEN. IT’S ALSO RECOMMENDED TO STAND AT LEAST 15 FEET AWAY FROM FIREWORKS AND TO MONITOR CHILDREN AND IF YOU HAVE PETS THE BEST ADVICE WE CAN GIVE IS JUST TO KEEP THEM INSIDE IF YOU CAN DURING THE DURING THE KIND OF WINDOW WHERE WHERE PEOPLE WOULD BE LIGHTING FIREWORKS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND IF YOU THINK ABOUT LIGHTING ILLEGAL FIREWORKS INTO THE SKY YOU MAY WANT TO THINK AGAIN LAW ENFORCEMENT WILL BE CALLED ESPECIALLY IF WE RECEIVE MULTIPLE CALLS FROM ONE LOCATION. AND ACCORDING TO BCFR THEY’VE ALREADY HAD ONE HOME DAMAGE BY A FIREWORK THI