Luckily we don't have too many firecrackers here in our area, but I always have some of the dog's favourite treats on hand just in case I need to quickly distact them.
I was talking with a friend on the Isle of Wight this morning and she was telling me that they have a lot of them in her area, and she so wished that they had never been brought there.
With all the accidents that children have had through the years with them I would have hoped that firecrackers would either have been banned by now, or at least be available only under very strict licence.