AS MORE PEOPLE MAY BE APT TO PUT ON THEIR OWN SHOW AT HOME, THE ILLINOIS STATE FIRE MARSHAL'S OFFICE IS WARNING ABOUT THE DANGERS OF FIREWORKS. 

MANY COMMUNITIES HAVE CANCELLED THEIR BIG FIREWORKS SHOWS, SO THERE IS SOME CONCERN ABOUT BACKYARD USE SAYS FIRE MARSHAL SPOKESPERSON J-C FULTZ. HE SAYS ONLY NOVELTY ITEMS LIKE SNAPPERS, POPPERS AND SPARKLERS ARE LEGAL IN ILLINOIS.

FIREWORKS SHOULD BE LEFT TO THE PROFESISONALS SAYS STATE FIRE MARSHAL SPOKESPERSON J-C FULTZ. HE SAYS ONLY NOVELTY FIREWORKS ARE TECHNICALLY LEGAL IN ILLINOIS.

THE PERMIT PROCESS INCLUDES THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT INSPECTING THE AREA WHERE YOU PLAN TO SHOOT OFF THE FIREWORKS. FULTZ REMINDS THAT EVEN SPARKLERS CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS, SINCE THEY CAN BURN AT OVER 12-HUNDRED DEGREES.