Car Seat Information

The Liberty Township Fire Department has made a commitment to help our community remain as safe as possible. One of our more popular safety programs is the Child Passenger Safety Seat Program. Our specially trained firefighters are available by appointment to assist you with installing your new car seat, answer any questions you may have or just to check to see if your current car seat is correct.

To make an appoint or to have a question answered please feel free to call Liberty Township Fire Department Station 3 at 513-759-7530 or by emailing Chief Paul Stumpf at pstumpf@liberty-township.com. We have weekday, weeknights or weekend appointments available.

For more information please see:

www.cincinnatichildrens.org

www.nhtsa.dot.gov

www.safekids.org

www.carseat.org

Car Seat Recall List


Why do you need a Child Safety Seat?

It's the LAW. In all 50 states, police can stop a vehicle because a young child is not properly restrained.

In Ohio all children must travel in a federally approved child safety seat until they are 4 years of age and weigh 40 pounds. This includes children with special health care needs. The fine can be $100.00 for the first offense and $250.00 for the second offense.

Why is the backseat the safest place for a child to be?

Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for children 5 to 15 years of age. A study by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration concluded children are safer riding in the back seat.

Air bags are lifesaving devices, but special precautions must be taken when driving children in air bag-equipped vehicles. Children risk injury if they are unbelted, improperly belted or otherwise to close to the dashboard when an air bag inflates. To play it safe, always buckle children in the back seat.

If the vehicle does not have a back seat, move the front seat as far back as possible from the dashboard and sure the child is buckled properly in the appropriate restraint for their height and weight.

NEVER place rear-facing infant safety seats in the front seat of a vehicle with a front passenger-side air bag. The back of the safety seat in this position is too close to the inflating air bag and the infant could be killed or seriously injured.

CHAD: Children Have An iDentity

The Liberty Township Fire Department supports the CHAD: Children Have An iDentity program. This safety seat child identification program was developed as a result of a traffic crash involving a 13-month old boy named Chad. The babysitter who had been driving was killed. Chad was injured, but no one at the scene knew his identity. To ensure rapid identification of your child by law enforcement and emergency medical personnel in such an emergency, please contact us for a CHAD Sticker. This would have all the information needed and placed on the side or back of the child's safety seat. To make an appointment or to have a question answered about CHAD stickers please contact the Liberty Township Fire Department Station 2 at 759-7530 or email Chief Paul Stumpf @ LTFD81@aol.com or contact the State of Ohio, Department of Public Safety at 614-466-4775.