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Child Safety Seat Fitting
Stations
Parents and caregivers
in Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Alamogordo, Farmington, Deming, Rio
Rancho, Artesia, Carlsbad, Raton, and Las Cruces now have a free and convenient
way to have their child's safety seat inspected, thanks to a
public service provided by the NMDOT, TSB and Safer. Through
fitting stations, parents and caregivers have access to personal
instruction from certified technicians on the proper selection
and use of their child safety seats. Fitting stations offer appointments
during regular hours of operation at a permanent location with
a consistent point of contact.
This service is good news for New Mexico's families in light
of a study that found the majority of parents continue to make
mistakes when using child safety seats. On average, parents and
caregivers make at least two mistakes, ranging from not securing
the seat belt tightly around the car seat to not using the correct
seat for their child. These mistakes leave children less protected
by their child safety seat and dangerously vulnerable in the
event of a crash.
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If you would like
more information about child safety seat fitting stations, or would
like to make an appointment at the fitting station in your
community, please call Safer at 1-800-231-6145 or visit the link
below for locations statewide.
Fitting Stations Statewide
Albuquerque
Albuquerque Fire Station #20
7520 Corona NE
Second and fourth Fridays of each month
BY APPOINTMENT ONLY
(505) 856-6143
info@safernm.org
Santa Fe
Santa Fe Fire Department-Station #1
200 Murales Road
Second and fourth Fridays of each month
BY APPOINTMENT ONLY
(505) 471-3965 or 1-800-231-6145
info@safernm.org
Farmington
Fitting Station Schedule:
Second Saturday of each month
BY APPOINTMENT ONLY
1-800-231-6145
Alamogordo
Alamogordo Department of Public Safety - Station #7
Indian Well and Oregon
Third Saturday of each month
BY APPOINTMENT ONLY
(505) 439-4375
dsyling@ci.alamogordo.nm.us
Deming
Luna County Healthy Start
321 W. Spruce Street
Deming, New Mexico
Second Friday of each month
BY APPOINTMENT ONLY
(575) 546-9254
jamie_michael@lunacounty.nm.usa
Las Cruces
Fitting Station Schedule:
First and third Wednesday of each month
BY APPOINTMENT ONLY
(575) 528-4161
Rio Rancho
Rio Rancho DPS Fire Station
2810 Southern Boulevard
First Friday of each month
BY APPOINTMENT ONLY
(505) 891-5875
bedwards@ci.rio-rancho.nm.us
Raton
Raton Police Department
Third Saturday of each month
BY APPOINTMENT ONLY
(575) 445-2704
Updated 06/11/2008
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