'Growing Risk: State Fire Marshal Sounds Alarm About Lithium-Ion Batteries

'Growing Risk: State Fire Marshal sounds alarm about lithium-ion batteries

New data from the Oregon State Fire Marshal (OSFM) Center for Fire Analytics, Intelligence, and Research shows Oregon fire agencies responded to 649 lithium-ion battery–involved fires from 2020 to 2025, with incidents increasing an average of 19% every year.

Growing Risk: State Fire Marshal sounds alarm about lithium-ion batteries

New data from the OSFM Center for Fire Analytics, Intelligence, and Research shows Oregon fire agencies responded to 649 lithium-ion battery–involved fires from 2020 to 2025, with incidents increasing an average of 19% every year.