Are Your Kids' Car Seats are Installed Properly?

Tess Corners Fire Department is teaming up with Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin and SafeKids, Wisconsin to bring you safety checks for your children’s car and booster seats. Wisconsin law requires that children under eight years of age be restrained in a car seat or booster seat, depending on the child’s age and weight.

According to statistics, thousands of children are saved from serious injury or death each year because they are properly restrained in a child seat. Unfortunately, many other children suffer injuries while secured in their car seats because the seats themselves are not properly secured in the vehicle. 

From 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, March 13, parents can receive instruction on how to properly install their child’s car seat from certified volunteer child passenger safety technicians. This service is free, and a limited number of low cost car seats will be available for purchase. 

Related article - An accident on Highway 36 on Sept. 19, 2011 was a testament to how safety seats can keep a child from serious injury in a collision. 

This event is by appointment, but walk-ups will be accommodated as time allows. Call 414-231-4896 to make your appointment, and join SafeKids Wisconsin at , which is the station on Tess Corners Drive. You can also learn more by calling 414-231-4894 or visiting www.safekidswi.org. The instruction will take about 40 minutes.