Beaverton Fire Department teams up with State Farm for National Fire Prevention Week

  • From left: Beaverton Area Fire Department Fire Chief Phil Andrist and State Farm Agent Brent Mishler.
    From left: Beaverton Area Fire Department Fire Chief Phil Andrist and State Farm Agent Brent Mishler.

    BEAVERTON

    The Beaverton Fire Department is teaming up with State Farm and the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) to promote Fire Prevention Week, Oct.

    5-11, and this year’s theme, “Charge Into Safety: Lithiumion Batteries in Your Home.”

    This year’s focus on lithiumion batteries works to better educate the public about how to buy, charge, and dispose of/ recycle them safely.

    Most of the electr…