Child Safety Seat Installation
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BE WEATHER READY!!!
Source: www.noaa.gov
Two keys to weather safety are to prepare for the risks and to act on those preparations when alerted by emergency officials. These are essential pieces to the Weather-Ready Nation.
Refer to the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) ready.gov/hurricanes for comprehensive information on hurricane preparedness at home and in your community.
Highlights on how to prepare and take action are available below:
Know if you live in an evacuation area. Assess your risks and know your home's vulnerability to storm surge, flooding and wind. Understand National Weather Service forecast products and especially the meaning of NWS watches and warnings.
Contact your local National Weather Service office and local government/emergency management office. Find out what type of emergencies could occur and how you should respond.
Keep a list of contact information for reference.
Online hazard and vulnerability assessment tools are available to gather information about your risks.
Everyone needs to be prepared for the unexpected. Your friends and family may not be together when disaster strikes. How will you find each other? Will you know if your children or parents are safe? You may have to evacuate or be confined to your home. What will you do if water, gas, electricity or phone services are shut off?
Put together a basic disaster supplies kit and consider storage locations for different situations. Help community members do the same.
Develop and document plans for your specific risks.
Follow guidelines to guard your community's health and protect the environment during and after the storm.
When waiting out a storm be careful, the danger may not be over yet...
Be alert for:
Many families gather in the kitchen to spend time together, but it can be one of the most hazardous rooms in the house if you don't practice safe cooking behaviors. Cooking equipment, most often a range or stovetop, is the leading cause of reported home fires and home fire injuries in the United States. Cooking equipment is also the leading cause of unreported fires and associated injuries.
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Short, educational messages for safe home cooking to avoid fires and other burns.
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It's a recipe for serious injury or even death to wear loose clothing (especially hanging sleeves), walk away from a cooking pot on the stove, or leave flammable materials, such as potholders or paper towels, around the stove. Whether you are cooking the family holiday dinner or a snack for the children, practicing safe cooking behaviors will help keep you and your family safe.
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If your clothes catch fire, stop, drop, and roll. Stop immediately, drop to the ground, and cover face with hands. Roll over and over or back and forth to put out the fire. Immediately cool the burn with cool water for 3 to 5 minutes and then seek emergency medical care.
Cook only with equipment designed and intended for cooking, and heat your home only with equipment designed and intended for heating. There is additional danger of fire, injury, or death if equipment is used for a purpose for which it was not intended.
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The Center Point Fire District has implemented a new program to install child safety car seats. The program will allow you to make an appointment at one of our stations to have your child safety seat properly fitted to your car. This program is done as a service to our citizens at no additional cost.
In 1999, 1,724 child occupants age 14 and under died in motor vehicle crashes. About 61% of motor vehicle occupants ages 15 and under who were killed in fatal crashes were unrestrained. Approximately 272,000 children were injured as occupants in motor vehicle-related crashes. Approximately 29% of children ages four and under ride unrestrained, placing them at twice the risk of death and injury as those riding restrained.
Child safety seats, when correctly installed and used, reduce the risk of death by up to 71%. However, recent studies show that more than 85% of all child safety seats are installed improperly.
In the past, parents would have to travel downtown to get the car seats checked and fitted properly. As a service to our citizens, we are now providing this service to our citizens. We now have several employees trained to a technician level in child seat installation. If you would like to make an appointment to have your seat properly installed please call us at (205)853-8295