Independence Day is approaching, and the Illinois State Fire Marshall's Office wants to remind residents to be safe during the holiday.

While large fireworks are illegal in Illinois, some fireworks, such as sparklers, can burn as hot as one thousand degrees.

JC Fultz is a public information officer for the Department.

Fultz says to use a level surface away from grass and a home for those lighting off fireworks from the ground.

Since 2023, over one hundred Illinoians visited a hospital with an injury related to a firework.