This July 4, Don't Be Like These Dummies: How Not To Set Off Fireworks
Every year, the Consumer Product Safety Commission urges Americans to use fireworks responsibly. It does this by blowing up a bunch of mannequins on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
Every summer on the National Mall, in the heart of the nation's capital, there's a free public event â a series of fireworks for all to see.
It's America's annual explosive celebration ... of safety.
It's the Consumer Product Safety Commission's day to blow up mannequins.
This year, it was observed on June 27.
The CPSC is an independent government agency dedicated to, as the name suggests, consumer product safety.
