ROWAN COUNTY — The Rowan County Sheriff’s Workplace has issued a collection of reminders for group members about tips on how to maintain their vacation weekend “glad, fulfilling, and secure for everybody.”

Sheriff Kevin Auten reminded residents of Rowan County to be conscious of the next when dealing with fireworks:

• By no means give fireworks to babies, and all the time observe the directions on the packaging.
• Hold a provide of water shut by as a precaution.
• Make sure that the individual lighting fireworks all the time wears eye safety.
• Mild just one firework at a time and by no means try to relight a “dud”
• Retailer fireworks in a cool, dry place away from youngsters and pets.
• By no means throw or level a firework towards folks, animals, automobiles, constructions or flammable supplies.
• Keep a minimum of 500 ft away from skilled fireworks shows.
• Depart any space instantly the place untrained amateurs are utilizing fireworks.

The sheriff additionally urged residents to be cautious when swimming, whatever the physique of water or expertise of the swimmer. “Sadly, most deaths from drowning happen inside a number of ft of security,” Auten mentioned.

At a swimming pool, he requested group members to take the next precautions:

• If no lifeguard is on responsibility, don’t let youngsters swim except they’re accompanied by a accountable grownup who is aware of lifesaving strategies and first support.
• Publish CPR directions and instructions to name 9-1-1 or your native emergency quantity within the pool space.
• Look across the pool space to make sure lifesaving units are available for emergency use.
• Make certain covers are put in on all drains of a swimming pool or in a wading pool.
• Take frequent breaks (about as soon as an hour) the place everybody will get out of the water.
• If a toddler is lacking, verify the pool first. Go to the sting of the pool and scan the complete pool, backside, and floor, in addition to the encircling pool space.
• To cut back the chance of eye, ear, nostril or throat an infection from contaminated water, swim solely in swimming pools by which water high quality is correctly maintained.

On the seashore, swimmers must also be conscious to:

• Swim in a supervised, marked space with a lifeguard current, and swim with others. By no means swim alone.
• If you’re caught in a rip present, swim parallel to the shore till you’re out of the present. As soon as you’re free, flip and swim towards shore.
• Search for water that’s fairly clear and freed from floating supplies and odors.
• Keep away from swimming at seashores the place there are giant populations of geese, geese or gulls.
• Search for motion within the water; it helps maintain the water clear. Don’t swim in stagnant or nonetheless water.
• Don’t swim at any seashore proper after a heavy rain. Runoff following a heavy rain could lead to a excessive micro organism degree.
• When diving at a seashore, train excessive warning. Seaside water shouldn’t be as clear as water in a pool, so underwater obstructions will not be seen.

Along with this, the sheriff’s workplace additionally requested that drivers in the course of the weekend and on the vacation watch out to make use of secure practices on the roadways.

With highways experiencing a few of the highest visitors flows of the yr on this area each Fourth of July, Auten requested that native drivers observe the “Golden Rule” and be courteous to others whereas on the highway.

These pointers have been designed to assist be certain that security stays a precedence in Rowan County whereas, on the identical time, the group can come collectively to benefit from the vacation.