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Canada Day and fireworks go hand in hand, but there are many safety issues to consider when it comes to holiday weekend pyrotechnics.
The Eye Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (EPSO) urge the public to exercise caution when handling fireworks, particularly sparklers, which can reach temperatures of 2,000 C and cause serious eye damage and even blindness.
“As an on-call ophthalmologist at a number of (area) hospitals, I often see people with injury from improper fireworks handling,” Ottawa ophthalmologist Dr. Anuj Bhargava said. “Always use them as indicated and never point them at anyone else. Ocular injuries from fireworks and sparklers are a preventable and unfortunate cause of vision loss.”
For those who plan to use sparklers, here are a few safety tips recommended by EPSO:
EPSO suggests using safe alternatives such as glow sticks and necklaces.
Given the heat warning issued this weekend — the daytime high is expected to hit 34 C on July 1 and the humidex reading could reach into the mid-40s — Ottawa Fire Services has issued an open-air fire ban, effective June 29, in Ottawa, Clarence-Rockland and North Dundas. Calling it a “conditional burn ban,” the department has given a zero-tolerance warning on agricultural, brush piles and fire barrel burns. This includes properties that have an open air fire permit. However, residents with permits (see below) to use fireworks and light campfires are asked to be “extra vigilant and take additional safety precautions” such as keeping a hose, bucket of water or fire extinguisher close by. And when it comes to fireworks, consider the required clearance for consumer fireworks purchased.
“So overhanging branches, debris and things like that can all become quickly ignitable with the different matters of consumer fireworks,” said Ottawa fire spokesperson Danielle Cardinal. “And some (people) like to establish their fireworks in buckets of sand as an additional precaution.”
Residents who plan to use fireworks will have to follow city bylaws. Some of the rules include:
There are a variety of locations in Ottawa you can watch Canada Day fireworks; here’s a sampling:
On July 1, a 15-minute “pyromusical” fireworks show will be held by Parliament Hill starting at 10 p.m. (weather permitting). The fireworks, which will be synched with a Canadian music soundtrack, will be launched from the Nepean Point (behind the National Gallery of Canada). Some of the best locations to watch include the green space behind the Canadian Museum of History, located at 100 Laurier St., Gatineau; Major’s Hill Park, located west of Mackenzie Avenue between Murray and Rideau streets; and behind the Fairmont Château Laurier, 1 Rideau St.
Also, several community centres have scheduled fireworks on July 1. For more information, contact the centres directly.
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The Eye Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (EPSO) urge the public to exercise caution when handling fireworks, particularly sparklers, which can reach temperatures of 2,000 C and cause serious eye damage and even blindness.
“As an on-call ophthalmologist at a number of (area) hospitals, I often see people with injury from improper fireworks handling,” Ottawa ophthalmologist Dr. Anuj Bhargava said. “Always use them as indicated and never point them at anyone else. Ocular injuries from fireworks and sparklers are a preventable and unfortunate cause of vision loss.”
For those who plan to use sparklers, here are a few safety tips recommended by EPSO:
- Light one sparkler at a time — three sparklers burning together generate the same heat as a blowtorch
- Supervise children with sparklers and never give them to anyone under the age of five (60 per cent of sparkler injuries happen to children under five, according to EPSO)
- Hold lit sparklers at arm’s-length and ensure those handling them wear gloves.
- When you are finished with a sparkler, put it in a bucket of cold water
EPSO suggests using safe alternatives such as glow sticks and necklaces.
Given the heat warning issued this weekend — the daytime high is expected to hit 34 C on July 1 and the humidex reading could reach into the mid-40s — Ottawa Fire Services has issued an open-air fire ban, effective June 29, in Ottawa, Clarence-Rockland and North Dundas. Calling it a “conditional burn ban,” the department has given a zero-tolerance warning on agricultural, brush piles and fire barrel burns. This includes properties that have an open air fire permit. However, residents with permits (see below) to use fireworks and light campfires are asked to be “extra vigilant and take additional safety precautions” such as keeping a hose, bucket of water or fire extinguisher close by. And when it comes to fireworks, consider the required clearance for consumer fireworks purchased.
“So overhanging branches, debris and things like that can all become quickly ignitable with the different matters of consumer fireworks,” said Ottawa fire spokesperson Danielle Cardinal. “And some (people) like to establish their fireworks in buckets of sand as an additional precaution.”
Residents who plan to use fireworks will have to follow city bylaws. Some of the rules include:
- Firecrackers may not be sold or discharged. A firecracker is a pyrotechnic device that explodes when ignited and does not make any subsequent display or visible effect after the explosion.
- The sale of fireworks is permitted only on Victoria Day and Canada Day, and the seven business days preceding those days.
- Individuals can only discharge their fireworks on Victoria Day and Canada Day, and the day before and after those days.
- Persons holding a fireworks display must obtain a permit from the fire chief. The application for such a display must be received 30 days before the event.
- You must be 18 years of age to discharge fireworks or be under the direct supervision of a person at least 18 years of age.
- To make an application, visit a Client Service Centre or call 3-1-1. Applicants for a permit to display fireworks must provide proof of Commercial General Liability insurance of no less than five million dollars ($5,000,000).
There are a variety of locations in Ottawa you can watch Canada Day fireworks; here’s a sampling:
On July 1, a 15-minute “pyromusical” fireworks show will be held by Parliament Hill starting at 10 p.m. (weather permitting). The fireworks, which will be synched with a Canadian music soundtrack, will be launched from the Nepean Point (behind the National Gallery of Canada). Some of the best locations to watch include the green space behind the Canadian Museum of History, located at 100 Laurier St., Gatineau; Major’s Hill Park, located west of Mackenzie Avenue between Murray and Rideau streets; and behind the Fairmont Château Laurier, 1 Rideau St.
Also, several community centres have scheduled fireworks on July 1. For more information, contact the centres directly.
- Corkery Community Centre, 3447 Old Almonte Rd.
- Greely Community Centre, 1448 Meadow Dr.
- Osgoode Community Centre, 5560 Main St.
- Sacred Heart High School, 5870 Abbott St E, Stittsville
- Alfred Taylor Centre, 2300 Community Way
- Dunrobin Community Centre, 1151 Thomas A. Dolan
- Alcide Trudeau Park and 1485 Devine Rd., Vars
- Petrie Island, Orleans
- Kanata Recreation Complex, 100 Charlie Rogers Place
- Clarke Fields, 93 Houlahan St.
- Claudette Cain Park, 660 River Rd.
- Blackburn Community Association, 190 Glen Park Dr.
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