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The Fire Chiefs Ask you to celebrate safely this long weekend! Leave fireworks to licensed professionals & avoid sky lanterns. These can cause fires and injuries! #SafetyBeginsWithYou #TheFireChiefsAsk

They are prohibited in many municipalities as they are unpredictable and can result in fire on trees and houses. They can also lead to injuries to yourself and others.

Take a look below at some resources on consumer fireworks and sky lanterns, as well as a series of articles on incidents involving them. 

Consumer Fireworks Resources

• Government of Canada
• NFPA: Fireworks
• BCSPCA: Fireworks

Sky Lantern Resources

• NFPA: Sky Lantern Safety
• US National Parks Services

News Stories:

• Waster 4 Change: Rethinking The Celebration: The Not-So-Beautiful Aftermath of Sky Lanterns and Balloons
• Wildfire Today: Fire possibly caused by sky lantern kills 30 animals in zoo
• CBC News, Sudbury: Chelmsford, Ont., woman starts Canadian petition to ban balloon, sky lantern releases
• BBC News: Redcar and Cleveland council bans lantern releases after fire
• CBC News, Ottawa: Sky lantern festival sparks controversy
• Wildfire Today: Wildfire south of Kelowna, BC likely started by sky lantern
• CBC News: Kitchener-Waterloo: Firefighter warns against paper lanterns amid dry weather
• CBC News, Manitoba: Sky lanterns grounded under new Winnipeg fire-prevention rules