Before and after photos of a plastic mannequin hand strapped with commonly available illegal fireworks.
Ocean County Freeholder Joseph H. Vicari (center) Brick Township Mayor Stephen Acropolis (right) and Kevin Batzel,
chief of the Brick Township Bureau of Fire Prevention, examine the burn marks and damage to the fake hand. The county
and municipal officials gathered with local law enforcement and fire officers at the Brick Fire Training Center to
highlight the dangers posed by illegal fireworks.
