{"id":1715,"date":"2026-08-03T16:38:35","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T20:38:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/fire\/?p=1715"},"modified":"2026-08-03T16:45:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T20:45:10","slug":"lithium-ion-battery-fires-on-the-rise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/fire\/2026\/08\/03\/lithium-ion-battery-fires-on-the-rise\/","title":{"rendered":"Lithium-Ion Battery Fires on the Rise"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/fsri.org\/\">Fire Safety Research Institute<\/a> (FSRI), fires involving various lithium-ion battery-powered products have been increasing at an alarming rate in recent years and have resulted in numerous injuries and fatalities. These fires are fast \u2013 so fast that you may only have seconds (not minutes) to escape.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Lithium-ion battery-powered devices can be found in the home and workplace in many common products such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>cell phones<\/li>\n<li>laptops<\/li>\n<li>electric power tools<\/li>\n<li>wheelchairs<\/li>\n<li>lawn mowers<\/li>\n<li>e-bikes<\/li>\n<li>e-scooters<\/li>\n<li>electric vehicles<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h6>Take <strong>C.H.A.R.G.E.<\/strong> of Battery Safety<\/h6>\n<p>The best way to be safe is to prevent a lithium-ion battery fire from starting. Take these important actions now:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Choose<\/strong> certified products<\/li>\n<li><strong>Handle<\/strong> with care<\/li>\n<li><strong>Always<\/strong> stay alert for warning signs<\/li>\n<li><strong>Recycle<\/strong> devices and batteries properly<\/li>\n<li><strong>Get out<\/strong> quickly if there\u2019s a fire<\/li>\n<li><strong>Educate<\/strong> others on safe practices<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/294\/2026\/08\/Take-Charge-Lithium-Ion-Battery-Safety-1.pdf?version=4f52a1b9b976902f3394c846df364172\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1716\" src=\"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/294\/2026\/08\/Take-Charge-1-791x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"756\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/294\/2026\/08\/Take-Charge-1-791x1024.jpg 791w, https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/294\/2026\/08\/Take-Charge-1-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/294\/2026\/08\/Take-Charge-1-768x994.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/294\/2026\/08\/Take-Charge-1-1187x1536.jpg 1187w, https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/294\/2026\/08\/Take-Charge-1-1583x2048.jpg 1583w, https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/294\/2026\/08\/Take-Charge-1.jpg 1700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/294\/2026\/08\/Take-Charge-Lithium-Ion-Battery-Safety-2.pdf?version=46deb2647eb006a1cd930741055638ff\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1717 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/294\/2026\/08\/Take-Charge2-789x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"758\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/294\/2026\/08\/Take-Charge2-789x1024.jpg 789w, https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/294\/2026\/08\/Take-Charge2-231x300.jpg 231w, https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/294\/2026\/08\/Take-Charge2-768x997.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/294\/2026\/08\/Take-Charge2-1183x1536.jpg 1183w, https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/294\/2026\/08\/Take-Charge2-1577x2048.jpg 1577w, https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/294\/2026\/08\/Take-Charge2-scaled.jpg 1972w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Learn more at <a href=\"http:\/\/batteryfiresafety.org\">batteryfiresafety.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What everyone needs to know about lithium-ion battery fire safety and prevention. <a href=\"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/fire\/2026\/08\/03\/lithium-ion-battery-fires-on-the-rise\/\" aria-label=\"Read full article about Lithium-Ion Battery Fires on the Rise\">Read full article<span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":81,"featured_media":1719,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false},"categories":[1,6],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/fire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1715"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/fire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/fire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/fire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/81"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/fire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1715"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/fire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1715\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1725,"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/fire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1715\/revisions\/1725"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/fire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1719"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/fire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1715"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/fire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1715"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/fire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1715"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}