” – A Most Serious Message on Lithium-Ion Safety 🔥🐎

Hear ye, hear ye, good people of Connoquenessing!

In a land not so far away (perhaps your garage), a small and seemingly innocent lithium-ion battery sits quietly… until it suddenly declares, “I’m not dead yet!” and bursts into flames with the fury of a dragon.

Let us avoid such dramatic scenes.

🔋 Thou Shalt Charge Wisely

• Use only the charger bestowed upon thee by the manufacturer.
• Charge upon a hard, non-flammable surface — not upon thy royal bedding or cushioned throne.
• Do not charge unattended or whilst thou sleepest.

⚔️ If It Appears… Suspicious Should thy battery swell like a pufferfish, hiss like a serpent, leak strange potions, or grow hot enough to forge swords — cease using it immediately.

• Unplug it.
• Move it away from flammable materials (if safe to do so).
• Do not cast it into the household rubbish bin.

🚲 Of E-Bikes and Electric Steeds
• Store them away from exits and stairways.
• Do not block thy escape should flames arise.
• Keep them from extreme heat and direct sunlight.

🗑️ Proper Disposal — The Holy Grail of Fire Prevention Seek out approved recycling locations for spent or damaged batteries. Tossing them in the trash may summon fiery consequences in garbage trucks or landfills.

🔥 If a Battery Doth Ignite This is no time for a shrubbery.
• Call 911 immediately.
• Evacuate the structure.
• Close doors behind thee to slow the spread.
Lithium-ion fires burn exceedingly hot and may re-ignite — best leave the dragon-slaying to your local fire company.

At Connoquenessing Volunteer Fire Company, we are ever vigilant against rogue electronics and combustible contraptions.

Let us not allow preventable fires to turn into a quest of peril.

Stay safe, stay informed… and remember — it’s only a battery wound if you treat it properly. 🚒