FIREWORKS SAFETY--State Fire Marshal Robert Rielage speaks about fireworks safety, during a news conference sponsored by Prevent Blindness Ohio, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Monday, July 1, 2002. Also seen is U.S. Rep. Pat Tiberi, R-OH. In 2001, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, over 9,000 people made trips to the emergency room to treat fireworks-related injuries, with over half of those injuries occurring during the Fourth of July holiday period. (Jack Kustron/Photoj.com)