“The fireworks look cool, but I also think about what’s beneath them: so many people from so many places, celebrating the fact that they are here, in America, in Los Angeles,” writes columnist frankshyong
Every summer in Los Angeles, the police department, fire agencies and politicians take great pains to warn the public about the dangers ofSafety experts present at schools, where they show children slides of full-body burn victims and tell stories of firework noise scaring pet dogs into running away from their owners, never to be reunited again.for download to use as an anti-fireworks lawn sign.
It’s easily my favorite holiday to experience in Los Angeles. The most patriotic I ever feel is when I look out across the city on Independence Day. The fireworks look cool, but I also think about what’s beneath them: so many people from so many places, celebrating the fact that they are here, in America, in Los Angeles.
Fireworks are illegal in Los Angeles and restricted throughout California for good reason. Mishandled or poorly made illegal fireworks cause horrific injuries and kill an average of seven people every year, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission. , a nonprofit that works with the city on fireworks safety and other issues. “Fireworks are part of our American fabric, but that doesn’t translate into flagrant avoidance of law, courtesy, and public safety.”shows
But then the smoke cleared, and my headlights illuminated a boy who looked to be about 11 years old, a Bic barbecue lighter in his tiny hand. He looked at me with the most radiant smile and I had to admit that my car was old and crappy anyway and all the chaos was pretty fun.
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