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Board proclaims October 2025 Fire Prevention Month, urges proper lithium‑ion battery disposal
Summary
The Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District Board adopted a proclamation declaring October 2025 Fire Prevention Month and urged residents to buy listed products, charge batteries safely and recycle lithium‑ion batteries properly to reduce fire risks.
The Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District Board of Fire Commissioners on Oct. 7, 2025 adopted a proclamation declaring October 2025 Fire Prevention Month and urging residents to follow three calls to action: buy only listed products, charge batteries safely, and recycle them responsibly to reduce the risk of household fires.
The proclamation cited national data and local concerns about lithium‑ion batteries in everyday electronics. It notes that batteries in smartphones, tablets, scooters and toys can overheat if misused, damaged or improperly charged, and that their energy density increases potential fire risk in homes.
Fire prevention staff and trainees attended the meeting to receive the proclamation. The board directed staff to publish outreach materials and to promote green‑waste and recycling events listed on the district website.
Quotes from the meeting: Jamie Herrera, representing IAFF Local 2487, said, “This inclusion is a significant step forward in recognizing gender specific cancer risk faced by female firefighters.” (Note: comment pertains to the IAFF report at the same meeting and was recorded during the IAFF agenda item.) Chief Rick Edwards highlighted local recycling events and said the first green‑waste days will be at the East Lake facility in Washoe Valley "from 9AM to 4PM on the eleventh and the twelfth." Commissioner Mike Clark added that Waste Management will allow six extra green‑waste bags next to residential trash cans for the month of November at no charge.
Ending: The proclamation is a public‑education step; staff will distribute the proclamation text and battery‑recycling guidance via the district website and social media.
