Tyne & Wear Fire and Rescue Service – How fire actually made bonfire night safer for everyone

Bonfire season is the busiest time of year for Britain's emergency services, which have to deal with both serious injuries and fatalities caused by bonfires and firework misuse.
Agency: DifferentAuthors: Ben Quigley and Michelle Atkinson

Tyne & Wear Fire And Rescue Service – How fire actually made bonfire night safer for everyone

BACKGROUND – BONFIRES AND FIREWORKS RUIN LIVES

Bonfire period (8 October–12 November1) is the busiest time of year for emergency services. Serious injuries and even fatalities occur every year in the UK through bonfire and firework misuse2.

The highest incidence of bonfire and firework related injury is among young people and misuse is particularly prevalent among young people aged 10–15. And incredibly, attacks on firefighters and anti social bonfires...

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