About i-SAFE America

i-SAFE America Inc. "Consumer
fireworks are a significant public safety concern shared by doctors, nurses,
other health care professionals, and members of the fire service. About 20% of injuries involved
the eyes.

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The alliance held a press conference today in the nation's capital to
drive home the safety message and to urge consumers instead to attend public
displays of fireworks orchestrated by trained professionals. More than one-third (38%) of the
2003 fireworks injuries that presented in emergency departments were to the
head, and half (51%) were to the extremities.

Laws: There are currently only six states that ban all consumer fireworks.

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Total injuries were up from 8,800 from 2002.

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i-SAFE Announces National Student Video Contest on Cyber Bullying

i-SAFE encourages students to become student mentors by raising awareness
about Internet safety in their schools and communities. Internal Revenue Service.

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Support for Ban on Consumer Fireworks Grows

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The winning
student will receive i-SAFE's Most Valuable Mentor Award for the month.
Each year, most people injured by consumer fireworks are children and
teens.S.

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The goal is to provide students with the awareness and
knowledge that will enable them to recognize and avoid dangerous,
destructive, inappropriate or unlawful online behavior and how to respond
appropriately.

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The group also released the following snapshot of the destruction caused
by consumer fireworks.

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addition, s/he will have their winning video hosted on the foundation's
website.

Fires: In the year 2002, the latest year for which national fireworks-
related fire statistics are available, fire departments responded to an
estimated 3 ,000 structure and vehicle fires started by fireworks.

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"Every year consumer fireworks injure and maim our children," said James
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It is very difficult to enforce restrictions on fireworks use through
state laws because residents of a state that prohibits fireworks can often
cross a state border to buy the devices.

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WASHINGTON, Twenty -one health and fire safety
advocacy organizations came together today to urge consumers not to use
fireworks, including sparklers, this Independence Day holiday because of the
injuries and damage they cause. But traditionally, on the Independence Day holiday,
fireworks cause more fires in the U.

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i-SAFE America Inc.S. Males accounted for nearly three-fourths (72%) of fireworks injuries .

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"We want to empower students to spread the news about online dangers among
their peers," said Teri Schroeder, president and CEO of i-SAFE America."

The i-SAFE contest calls students to create a two- to three-minute digital
video news report on the topic of "Cyber Bullying." Students are
encouraged to report on how it really is in the cyber world, what their
experiences have been , and why it's important to be educated about online
dangers. Congress through the Office of Juvenile Justice and
Delinquency Prevention, Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice. Shannon, president and CEO of the National Fire Protection Association
(NFPA), which along with the American Academy of Pediatrics, founded the
alliance of health and safety organizations three years ago.

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Registration forms are available online at www. is a non-profit foundation whose mission is to educate
and empower youth to safely and responsibly take control of their Internet
experiences.S. The highest risk of
fireworks injury was to children, ages 5-9, whose risk in 2003 was nine times
the all-age risk; in most other years, children ages 10-14 had the highest
risk.
They are: Arizona, Delaware, Massachusetts , New Jersey, New York and Rhode
Island.
The estimated injury risk from legal fireworks was 14 times as high in the
states that permitted sparklers and novelties compared to the full-ban states . Every year, for example, people from
Massachusetts drive into neighboring New Hampshire to buy fireworks from
retail stands that set up near the border.

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i-SAFE America, a non-profit Internet safety
foundation, announces the launch of a national video contest on "Cyber
Bullying" during "National Mentoring Month," recently proclaimed by
President George W.

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Nearly two-thirds (63%) of all injuries were burns.

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Bush has proclaimed January 2005 as National Mentoring
Month for Americans to recognize the importance of mentoring, to look for
opportunities to serve as mentors in their communities, and to celebrate
this month with appropriate activities and programs.
Sixty percent of those injured were age 19 or younger. When the health and safety alliance was formed three years ago, there
were 10 states that banned all consumer fireworks.

Sites in this category offer information, tips , activities, and guides for kids and teens on bicycling, traffic, swimming, and boating safety; fire prevention; weather dangers and what to do; kitchen and food safety; poison dangers; and how to prevent falls and burns.

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Members of the alliance include: American Academy of Family Physicians ,
American Academy of Ophthalmology, American Academy of Pediatrics, American
Association for Hand Surgery, American Association of Public Health
Physicians, American Burn Association, American College of Emergency
Physicians, American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Emergency Nurses
Association, Fire Department Safety Officers Association, International
Association of Arson Investigators, International Association of Fire Chiefs,
International Association of Fire Fighters, International Fire Marshals
Association, Metropolitan Fire Chiefs, National Association of Pediatric Nurse
Practitioners, National Association of School Nurses, National Association of
State Fire Marshals, National Fire Protection Association, National Volunteer
Fire Council and Prevent Blindness America.

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"We are excited the President is encouraging adults to become mentors, but
the youth of America also need to recognize the importance of becoming a
mentor in their community during this month. than all other causes of fire on that
day combined.

Safety is about learning how to prevent accidents and injuries at home, at school, and outdoors.

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isafe. While the fireworks causing these injuries are legal in the vast
majority of states, they can often lead to severe burns, scars and
disfigurement.

Injuries: In the year 2003, five out of six (84%) of the 9,300 fireworks
injuries reported to emergency departments involved fireworks that federal
regulations permit consumers to use (formerly known as Class C fireworks).
In the year 2002, fires started by fireworks caused $28 million in
property damage to structures and vehicles.

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The
deadline to receive videos is March 1 and winners will be announced on
March 15. is
funded by the U.
In states that permit most or all consumer fireworks, the estimated injury
risk was 57 times as high compared to states that ban the use of all consumer
fireworks.

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is designated a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) charitable
organization by the U.

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Selected videos will also be cut together and distributed to
schools across the country . Outdoor
fires, however, can no longer be sorted by cause, as a result of fire coding
changes beginning in 1999.