 Keep Your Family Safe
Bonfires & Sparklers
Have a great time with family and friends, but don’t spoil the party with an accident. Just take a few sensible precautions...
Bonfires
- Children should be supervised. One person should be responsible for the bonfire
- Choose a site away from wooden fences, sheds and well away from where children will be playing
- Never pour petrol or meths onto a fire, it’s safer to use fire lighters to prevent flare-ups
- Keep a bucket of water handy in case of an accident
- Avoid loose clothing and tie back long hair
- After the party pour water on the fire, rather than leaving it to burn out
Sparklers
- These are often viewed as harmless but they do burn at fierce temperatures and can easily cause injuries
- Never give sparklers to very young children
- Make sure everyone handling sparklers wears gloves
- Hold sparklers at arms length while being lit
- Don’t wave sparklers about close to other people
- Never hold a baby in your arms while you are holding a sparkler
- When the sparkler has finished put it in a bucket of cold water
First Aid Hints for Burns
- If clothing is on fire, lie the person down wrapped in heavy material such as a coat or blanket (not made of nylon) and roll them over and over to put the flames out
- DON’T use ANY kind of creams, butter, oil or lotions
- For all burns on young children – SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION
- In all cases if the burn is severe – SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION
Source: “Bonfires, Bangers & Barbecues” a RoSPA leaflet [HS255] sponsored by HSBC Bank plc.
RoSPA acknowledges that information on these pages is used courtesy of the Department for Business Innovation & Skills (formerly the Department for Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform.)
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