Free Car Seat Safety Checks in South Everett Friday

September 17, 2014

Everett

It’s Child Passenger Safety Week and on Friday there are two events going on for parents who want to make sure their car seats are installed properly. From Noon – 3:00pm at the Costco on 19th Ave. SE there will be a free child car seat check. A little further south, Fire District 1 will also be holding a free car seat check from 11:00am – 2:00pm at their station behind Mariner High School. Leslie Hynes of Fire District 1 sent along more information…

FD1 Child Seat

If you can’t make it Friday, Fire District 1 also conducts inspections by appointment. Click for more details.

The majority of child safety seats are improperly installed, putting children and babies at risk. During Child Passenger Safety Week (Sept. 15-21), Snohomish County Fire District 1 is encouraging parents and caregivers to make sure they are properly securing their children by scheduling a free child car seat check.

Safe Kids of Snohomish County will be offering free child car seat checks on Friday, Sept. 19, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Fire District 1’s Mariner Fire Station 11, 12310 Meridian Ave. S, Everett WA. Appointments are recommended, but not required. Allow at least 45 minutes for each car seat check. To schedule an appointment, contact Kim Schroeder, 425-551-1254, kschroeder@firedistrict1.org.

“Correct use is crucial. Many parents move their children up to the next type of car seat before it is safe to do so. That’s why hands-on inspections and instruction are so important,” said Schroeder, a certified child passenger safety technician and public educator for Fire District 1.

The goal of National Child Passenger Safety Week is to make sure parents and caregivers are securing their children in the best car restraint for their age and size:

Rear-facing seats for infants until age 2: For the best possible protection keep infants in the back seat, in rear-facing child safety seats, up to the height or weight limit of that particular seat. At a minimum, infants should ride rear-facing until at least age 2.

Forward-facing car seats: When children outgrow their rear-facing seats (at least age 2) they should ride in forward-facing child safety seats, in the back seat, until they reach the upper weight or height limit of the particular seat (usually around age 4 and 40 pounds.)

Booster seats: Once children outgrow their forward-facing seats (usually around age 4 and 40 pounds), they should ride in booster seats, in the back seat, until the vehicle seat belts fit properly. Seat belts fit properly when the lap belt lays across the upper thighs and the shoulder belt fits across the chest (usually when the child is at least 4′ 9″ tall)

Back seat until age 13: When children outgrow their booster seats, they should be restrained in the seat belts in the back seat, until at least 13 years of age. This is a state law.

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