Overview

• NFPA’s 2025 campaign, “Charge into Fire Safety: Lithium‑Ion Batteries in Your Home,” anchors the Oct. 5–11 observance.
• Virginia Beach and Wheeling officials promote a Buy, Charge and Recycle Safely approach, urging listed products, manufacturer‑approved chargers, hard‑surface charging and avoiding overcharging.
• Residents are told not to place batteries in household trash or curbside recycling and to use certified drop‑offs such as Call2Recycle.org, city facilities like Virginia Beach’s Landfill and Resource Recovery Center, and retailer programs.
• Fire officials warn that damaged or misused lithium‑ion batteries can overheat, catch fire or explode, and that such fires are difficult to extinguish and may reignite.
• Wheeling firefighters will staff information tables Oct. 7–9 at local stores, and departments are reminding households to replace smoke alarm batteries at the end of Daylight Saving Time on Nov. 2.