Fire Agencies Team up to Promote Safe Use of Lithium-Ion Batteries

Fargo Fire Department is highlighting the importance of proper use and disposal of lithium-ion batteries

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Buy, Charge, and Recycle. These are the three key words from this year’s Fire Prevention Week. With this year’s campaign titled, Charge into Fire Safety. “What the campaign is talking about this year is if you’re buying batteries, to make sure you’re buying listed batteries. So UL listed, or sometimes they’ll say ETL listed. And that’s when we’re charging them to make sure we’re using the charging cable with the system that …

Fire agencies team up to promote safe use of lithium-ion batteries

The campaign emphasizes the importance of buying, charging and recycling lithium-ion batteries safely, officials said.

State Fire Marshal Chaney Urges Residents to Know the Risks of Lithium-Ion Batteries - Darkhorse Press

JACKSON — The State Fire Marshal’s Office is teaming up with the National Fire Protection Association® —the official sponsor of Fire Prevention WeekTM  for more than 100 years—to promote this year’s FPW campaign, “Charge into Fire Safety: Lithium-Ion Batteries in Your Home.” It highlights how important it is to buy, charge, and recycle lithium-ion batteries safely. Most of the electronics we use in our homes every day — smartphones, tablets, pow…