Fire department uses mannequins to demonstrate the danger of fireworks

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – On the day before July 4, Augusta Fire Department demonstrated with mannequins how easy it is to get seriously injured by fireworks.

We talked with some of those firemen about how easy it is to get hurt.

“There’s different grades of fireworks, and what everyone is purchasing now is consumer-grade fireworks. But even consumer-grade, if not used properly, can be extremely dangerous,” said B.J. McQuinn, Augusta Fire Department…

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