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Loudoun proclaims October Fire Prevention Month and highlights lithium-ion battery safety
Summary
The board approved a proclamation designating October 2025 as Fire Prevention Month and Loudoun County Fire & Rescue urged residents to follow battery- and smoke-alarm safety guidance and attend local open houses.
The Loudoun County Board of Supervisors approved a proclamation designating October 2025 as Fire Prevention Month and the county fire-rescue department used the occasion to emphasize safe purchase, charging, storage and recycling of lithium-ion batteries.
At the Oct. 7 meeting Fire & Rescue leaders said lithium-ion batteries power many everyday devices and are implicated in a growing number of household incidents. Fire Marshal Mika Kiger and the county public-education manager described guidance…
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