Fire Prevention Week
Last updated on September 23, 2025
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Fire Prevention Week 2025 is October 5-11, and the theme is: “Charge into Fire Safety™: Lithium-Ion Batteries in Your Home.” This theme aims to educate people about safely using lithium-ion batteries, and emphasizes the importance of buying, charging, and recycling these batteries safely.
The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) has created resources for fire departments to use in planning Fire Prevention Week events and activities in their communities, including:
- Toolkits with print and digital resources
- Safety tip sheets on rechargeable battery topics
The Office of the Fire Commissioner has created a one-page flyer with links to Fire Prevention Week resources and engagement opportunities for British Columbia students. Fire departments, teachers and other organizations can share this flyer in their community to promote lithium-ion battery safety and encourage participation in Fire Prevention Week.
Lithium-ion battery safety resources
- Battery recycling resources for fire departments and municipalities, and for consumers
- Rechargeable battery safety tips, resources, and research from the Fire Safety Research Institute
- Posters and factsheets about lithium-ion battery safety from Health Canada
School fire drill checklist
Download and print the following checklist, or modify it to suit your school's needs, to help you run a successful fire drill during Fire Prevention Week (or any time of year!).
Additional information
Fire Prevention Week is an annual initiative focused on promoting fire and burn prevention. It provides a valuable opportunity to engage communities in conversations about fire and burn prevention, while also encouraging students to explore fire prevention topics.
Bringing the message of fire and burn prevention into schools and classrooms plays a vital role in saving lives and preventing the risk of painful injuries and lifelong suffering. The Office of the Fire Commissioner thanks our fire service and education partners for their continued dedication to sharing these life-saving messages.
Content from National Fire Protection Association's (NFPA) Fire Prevention Week website may not be copied, reproduced, sold or in any way distributed for commercial purposes. Fire departments, schools, civic groups, workplaces and the media are encouraged to copy and distribute all or significant portions of the material on the website, but not otherwise revise or alter the material. Materials used from the website must include the following attribution line and link back to NFPA's Fire Prevention Week site: Reproduced from NFPA's Fire Prevention Week website © 2025 NFPA
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