Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill granting the State Fire Marshal new powers to prevent fires caused by rechargeable lithium-ion batteries. The bill enables the State Fire Marshal’s Office to establish storage safety rules, addressing concerns raised by State Fire Marshal Director JoAnne Rice about the dangers posed by lithium-ion batteries. The batteries are used in many portable power tools and have become common household items. They are also used in EVs, prompting an increasing list of parking garages to ban EVs from using the covered structures, and leading to a warning from experts about parking EVs in your garage.