The Friday before Memorial Day through Labor Day starts off the peak season for camping. With its the arrival of camping season, it is important for parents to be aware of potential dangers to avoid becoming a camping statistic.

Studies show that a little over 10,000 people each year are injured while camping. Camp fires are the cause of nearly 74% of children’s camping injuries; nearly 50% that have burns are under 4 years old. It is important to note that it takes 24 hours for fire coals of a fire to cool. Fire coals that are eight hours old have the potential to cause first degree burns. In fact, 70% of burn incidents occur this way.
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