Child Safety Seats

Updated August 5, 2022

Child Car Seat Check-up
Have your child car seat checked FREE OF CHARGE by a Safety Specialist

 

Effective Summer 2022: Please call 860-644-2551 to schedule a car seat check. 

Our program at South Windsor Fire Headquarters on Ellington Rd is currently being run on variable hours based on staff availability.   

Please check here and on social media for up to date hours and offerings or call 860-644-2551.  

SOUTH WINDSOR FIRE HEADQUARTERS
1175 Ellington Road (Route 30)
South Windsor, CT

Car Seat Requirements for Infants and Children
Best Practices for Child Car Safety

Children are not small adults.  They need special protection when traveling in motor vehicles.  Their heads are proportionately larger, their skulls are more fragile, their rib cage is thinner and they are shorter than adults.

Children under the age of 15 accounted for over 1,700 motor vehicle deaths in the United States.  We can reduce this tragedy by BUCKLING UP and making sure that the CHILD CAR SAFETY SEAT is used properly.

The best car seat is the one that fits the child, fits the vehicle and is one that you can install and use correctly every time.

Come to the CHILD CAR SAFETY SEAT CHECK and give your child a chance to BUCKLE UP.

Call Police Dispatch at 860-644-2551 for further information.

FOUR out of FIVE Child Car Seats are used INCORRECTLY ! BE SURE YOURS IS NOT ONE OF THEM!