An early morning fire causes heavy damage to a house on West Lake Road | JET/FOX/YourErie

This year’s Fire Prevention Week™ (FPW™) campaign, October 5–11 — “Charge into Fire Safety™: Lithium-Ion Batteries in Your Home” educates everyone about using lithium-ion batteries safely. Lithium-ion battery safety questions are growing: How should they be stored? Charged? Recycled? Meredith Herman, Community Risk Reduction Major with the Oklahoma City Fire Department, shares how these concerns are impacting her community and how her team is integrating this year's theme into presentations at h

It’s official: The theme for Fire Prevention Week 2025, October 5-11, has been announced! "Charge into Fire Safety™: Lithium-Ion Batteries in Your Home.” The campaign stresses how important it is to BUY, CHARGE, and RECYCLE lithium-ion batteries safely. Visit FPW.org to learn more about this year’s theme and to get all the resources you need to make FPW a success in your community! #firepreventionweek | National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)