Toronto Fire Services acknowledges Fire Prevention Week™ with a sequence of instructional workshops – City of Toronto

News Release

September 27, 2025

Toronto Fire Services acknowledges Fire Prevention Week™ with a sequence of instructional workshops

 

Earlier right this moment, Toronto Fire Services launched Fire Prevention Week™ with an open home on the Toronto Fire Academy. This 12 months’s theme, “Charge into Fire Safety™: Lithium-Ion Batteries in Your Home” highlights the significance of protected practices for buying, charging and recycling lithium-ion batteries.

This 12 months’s Fire Prevention Week runs from Sunday, October 5, to Saturday, October 11 and Toronto Fire Services is inviting residents to take part in numerous instructional occasions and initiatives aimed toward elevating consciousness about hearth security.

As a part of Fire Prevention Week, Toronto Fire Services may even host a sequence of neighbourhood open homes at hearth stations throughout town, every held from 4 to 7 p.m. Residents are invited to drop by and participate in interactive video games and discover hearth security shows and actions on the following areas:

• Tuesday, October 7, at Toronto Fire Station 142 (2753 Jane St.)

• Thursday, October 9, at Toronto Fire Station 442 (2015 Lawrence Ave. W.)

• Tuesday, October 14, at Toronto Fire Station 213 (7 Lapsley Rd.)

• Thursday, October 16, at Toronto Fire Station 331 (33 Claremont St.)

 

Fire Prevention Week™ 

This 12 months’s theme, “Charge into Fire Safety™: Lithium-Ion Batteries in Your Home,” focuses on the protected use of lithium-ion batteries. These batteries energy frequent units corresponding to telephones, laptops, e-bikes and energy instruments but when broken or misused, they will overheat, catch hearth or explode.

Toronto Fire Services has seen a gentle rise in battery-related fires, with 76 incidents in 2024 and greater than 50 already in 2025.

To keep protected, residents are inspired to:

• use licensed, manufactured accredited batteries and charging units

• don’t tamper with batteries

• eliminate/recycle batteries responsibly

For extra data on lithium-ion battery security go to the City’s Lithium-ion Batteries webpage: www.toronto.ca/lithium-ion-batteries.

 

Quote:

“This year’s Fire Prevention Week theme is especially timely, as Toronto continues to see a rise in fire incidents caused by lithium-ion batteries. Many of these fires are preventable. I encourage all resides to learn about the risks associated with lithium-ion batteries and to follow key safety practices when using or charging these devices. Toronto Fire Services remains committed to raising awareness and advocating for necessary regulatory changes to reduce this growing fire safety risk in our city.”

– Jim Jessop, Fire Chief, Toronto Fire Services

 

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