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Child Passenger Safety Permanent Fit Stations

Child Passenger Safety Week 2008 September 21st – 28th 2008
Through education, training, enforcement, and community outreach, Virginia Department of Health seeks to ensure that all children ages 0-16 are properly restrained in an appropriate restraint system for their age and size every time they travel in a motor vehicle. While great progress has been achieved in recent years in preventing child occupant deaths and injuries, and increasing the correct use of child safety seats, booster seats and safety belts motor vehicle crashes are still the leading cause of death among children.

Fit Station Challenge!!
National Child Passenger Safety Week 2008 is focusing on YOU, the Permanent Fit Stations! VDH is looking to you to show your community how important child passenger safety is in everyone’s lives. The Fit Station Challenge is a contest among all of the Permanent Fit Stations statewide to see how many activities you can do during the month of September for Child Passenger Safety Week.
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The Virginia Department of Health has partnered with various Public Health, Law Enforcement, Healthcare, Fire and EMS agencies to develop a network of locations around the State to check the installation of child safety seats. Trained personnel at these locations will check the installation of the seat and identify any manufacturer’s recalls and correct any installation problems found.

Many of these agencies incorporate inspections into their regular duties as a courtesy to their communities. Please keep in mind that most of these agencies provide the service while protecting their localities during emergencies.

Parents and caregivers should attempt to install the child safety seat before arriving at the Permanent Fitting Station, and bring their vehicle and safety seat manuals with them to the check location.  Parents and caregivers should expect proper seat installation to take 20 minutes per safety seat.

If your organization or agency is interested in becoming a Permanent Fitting Station, contact Tobey Anne Allen at 804-864-7747 or tobey.allen@vdh.virginia.gov

Additional information on how to establish a Permanent Fitting Station is available by downloading
A Guide to Implementing Child Passenger Safety Inspection Stations: http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/injury/childps/CPSInspectionStation/

To find the Permanent Fitting Station near you, please check the list below.

Virginia Permanent Safety Seat Check Stations Printer Friendly List
 Location  Address  Contact  Number
Albemarle County County Fire & Rescue Donna Walker

434-531-6614
By Appointment Only
Monday-Friday
8:00am - 5:00am

Amherst County Amherst County Sheriff’s Office, 115 Taylor Street Greg Turner 434-946-9301 for an appointment
Bedford City of Bedford Police Department 215 East Main Street William Crumpacker Call for Appt. 540-587-6011 Mon-Fri 8:30am – 4pm or after hours 540-586-7827
Blacksburg Virginia Tech Police Department Scott Poff 540-231-6411
Bristol Bristol Police Department   276-645-7426
Chesapeake Chesapeake Fire Dept. All locations   757-382-6297
8:00am-8:00pm
Colonial Heights Colonial Heights Public Safety Lisa Shepard 804-520-9387
Eastern Shore Franktown Community Hospital Faye Sandsbury 757-787-7374 x6
Fairfax City Fairfax City Police Department
3730 Old Lee Highway
Mitch Johnson 703-279-7999
Fairfax County Fair Oaks District Police
12300 Lee-Jackson Hwy.
Jazz Gomez

703-591-0966
Call for Appointment

Fairfax County Mount Vernon District Police
2511 Parkers Lane
Kevin Baldassari

703-360-8400
Call for Appointment

Fairfax County Operations Support Bureau
3911 Woodburn Road
MPO Beth Benham 703-280-0567
Fairfax County Reston District Police
12000 Bowman Towne Dr.
Lt. Tim Wackett 703-478-0208
Call for Appointment
Fairfax County Sully Police District
4900 Stonecroft Boulevard
MPO W. M. Brock or John Werderman

703-814-7000 x5140 Inspections conducted Thursdays 5 – 8pm at the station

Fairfax County

Fairfax County Sheriff’s Office 10520 Judicial Drive

Sgt. Donna Honse
MDS Leslie Sheehan

703-246-3763
703-246-7947

Fairfax County West Springfield Police
6140 Rolling Rd.
Sgt. Mark Kidd 703-644-7377
Call for Appointment
       
Floyd County
Floyd County Sheriff's Office, 100 East Main Street Chad Harris (540) 745-9334
Fort Lee Police 1900 Mahone Avenue Mike Ramsey 804-734-6461
Call for Appointment
Franklin Franklin Fire Department
100 S. Main Street
  757-562-8590
Call for Appointment
Franklin County Perinatal Education Center   540-489-1800
Gloucester Gloucester County Sheriff's Office , 7502 Justice Drive Sgt. Jason Klink 804-693-3890 hours 8am - 5pm

Gloucester County

Abingdon Vol. Fire/Rescue 2676 Hayes Road

Jason Klink

804-693-3890 Appt. Only

       
Hampton Hampton Health Dept. Ruby Gatling 757-727-1172
Ext. 21715
       
Harrisonburg

Harrisonburg Fire and Rescue
St. 1, 80 Maryland Avenue

Cathy Stewart 540-810-0527
James City Co. James City County
Fire Departments
Chief Joe Davis 757-220-0242
8:00am - 8:00pm
Lee County Lee County Sheriff's Department   276-346-1131
Lynchburg Lynchburg Fire and EMS
800 Madison Street
Central Office Personnel (434) 455-6340 or after hours
434-455-6340
Call for Appointment
Lynchburg

Lynchburg Police Dept.
905 Court St.

 Bryant Nowlin 434-455-6047
Call for Appointment
Lynchburg

Lynchburg Sheriff's Office
07 Clay Street

Christian Meacham 434-847-1301    Appt. only Mon – Fri 8am – 6pm
Manassas Garfield Police Station  

703-792-6583
Thur. 1pm-3pm
By Appointment Only

New Kent Co. New Kent Sheriff's Office
12001 Courthouse Circle
Corp. Lee Bailey 804-866-9500
By Appointment Only
Newport News

Newport News Fire Dept.
All Stations

Lisa King or Dianne Ford

757-926-8404
757-926-8010
8:00am-8:00pm

Norfolk Norfolk Fire & Rescue
5909 Poplar Hall Ave, Station #4
  9 am – 8 pm walk in
Norfolk Norfolk Fire & Rescue
714 Pembroke Ave, Station #6
  9 am – 8 pm walk in
Petersburg Petersburg Fire Rescue
1151 Fort Bross Drive
Shalonda Venable 804-861-0263
Call for Appointment
Portsmouth Portsmouth Fire Department Station #10, 3230 Victory Boulevard Capt. Sam Moore 757-558-2818 8am – 8pm
Prince George Co Prince George Police
Safe Kids
6600 Courthouse Dr.
Chris Douglas 804-863-1855
Appointments Wed. 8am – 4pm
Richmond City Richmond Fire St. #14
2934 Hawthorne Road
Captain Davis

(804) 646-0745 
8am – 5pm

Richmond City Fire Station #17
2901 Bainbridge St.
Lt. Kevin Gibson 804-646-8096
Richmond City Fire Station #19
311 Maple Ave.
Melvin Satchell 804-646-1701
Smithfield
Isle of Wight
Smithfield Police Dept. Clarence Seamster 757-357-3247
By Appointment Only
Spotsylvania Spotsylvania County Department of Fire Rescue Lt. Stephen Turner 804-448-4888
Stafford County Fire and EMS 1300 Courthouse Rd. Batt. Chief Lorrie Knowles

540-658-7200
By Appointment Only

Stafford County Sheriff's Dept. 1300 Courthouse Rd. Lt. Mark Jones 540-658-4462
Call for Appointment
Suffolk 400 Market Street St.#1  T. Monroe 757-923-4771
Call for Appointment
Tazewell County Richland's Police Department Sgt. Daryl McGlothalyn 276-964-9134
Virginia Beach VA Beach Fire Departments Va Beach Fire Admin 757-427-4228
Virginia Beach AAA of Tidewater
5366 Va. Beach Blvd.
Georjeane Blumling 757-233-3825
Call for Appointment
Virginia Beach Health Department Pat Davidson 757-518-2683
Call for Appointment
Virginia Beach Virginia Beach Police Dept. Officer Hendricks 757-427-4606
757-474-8500
Call for Appointment
Virginia Beach Dept. of Motor Vehicles Mary Ann Rayment 757-416-1741
Warsaw Richmond Co. Warsaw Police Dept.
78 Belleville Lane
Sydonie Davis 804-333-3737
Call for Appointment
Waverly Waverly Police Dept.
119 Bank Street
Michael Lilly (804)834-2324
By Appointment Only
2nd & 4th Thursday
12 noon- 6:00 pm
Winchester Friendship Fire Co 627 N. Pleasant Valley Rd   call for appointment at 540-667-6961 or 540-662-2298
Winchester Shawnee Fire Co 2210 Valor Drive   call for appointment at 540-662-0855 or 540-662-2298
Winchester South End Fire Co 17 W. Monmouth Street   call for appointment at 540-665-0007 or 540-662-2298
Wise County Big Stone Gap Police Dept.   276-523-0117
Wise County Coeburn Police Department   276-395-2111
Wise County Norton Police Department   276-679-1211
Wise County Pound Police Department   276-796-5747
Wise County Wise Police Department   276-328-9046
Wise County Wise Sheriff's Department   276-328-3566
Washington Abingdon Police Department   276 628-3111

 

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