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Date/Time
Date(s) - 10/05/2025
1:00 pm
Location
Champaign Fire Station 1
Categories
Fire Prevention Week 2025
This year’s Fire Prevention Week™ campaign, “Charge into Fire Safety™: Lithium-Ion Batteries in Your Home,” works to educate everyone about using these batteries safely. The campaign stresses how important it is to Buy, Charge, and Recycle safely when it comes to lithium-ion batteries.
Most of the electronics people use in their homes every day — smartphones, tablets, power and lawn tools, laptops, headphones, and toys, to name just a few — are powered by lithium-ion batteries. In fact, most everything that’s rechargeable uses this type of battery. If not used correctly or if damaged, lithium-ion batteries can overheat, start a fire, or even explode. This year’s Fire Prevention Week campaign helps people understand the importance of using these batteries correctly to prevent fires in the home and to follow the Buy, Charge, and Recycle Safely approach.
• Buy only listed products.
• Charge devices safely.
• Recycle batteries responsibly.
Mayor Feinen will kick off the Fire Prevention Week activities in the City of Champaign at 1pm on Sunday, October 5 at Fire Station 1 (307 S. Randolph Street) with a Mayoral Proclamation followed by an Open House and Resource Fair. Throughout the week, there will be opportunities to visit neighborhood fire stations and meet your neighborhood firefighters.
Please remember that events may be canceled or rescheduled last minute due to unpredictable weather or other factors. We encourage you to reach out to event organizers before heading out to an event to verify it is still happening.
