Fireworks cause thousands of injuries each year and Independence Day is when most of them occur. “Safety is vitally important during the Fourth of July holiday season and we highly recommend that you leave lighting fireworks to the professionals,” said Brett Hartman, D.O., medical director of the Richard M. Fairbanks Burn Center at Eskenazi Health in Indiana in a statement. “There are many fireworks that seem perfectly safe but they all have the potential to cause serious harm, so total avoidance is the best way to avoid injury from fireworks.” For people who buy commercially available fireworks, the Consumer Product Safety Commission offers common-sense tips to keep safe around fireworks and keep you or a loved one from becoming part of next year's statistics. Here are some tips for those who celebrate at home.