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Child Safety Seat Installations
The Charleston Fire Department (CFD) will schedule routine child safety seat checkpoints around the area to educate parents and caregivers on the proper installation of car seats. Please note that at this time we do not conduct unscheduled inspections or drop ins
at a fire station.
The CFD has entered into a partnership with MUSC and area emergency responders to conduct education checkpoints on the 1st Wednesday of the month at the Charleston RiverDogs Stadium parking lot, located at 360 Fishburne Street. Caregivers should check the current schedule and must use this link to register for a time slot.
Regional events are often conducted quarterly and will be advertised on our Facebook page. For additional information on Child Safety Seats or questions on installations, please email the Safe Kids Coalition Coordinator, Mary Vassy at vassy@musc.edu or call (843)985-2449.
Car Seat Technicians
Please see the contact information below for the agencies who have certified car seat technicians who may be able to offer addition assistance:
| Awendaw-McClellanville Fire Department | Captain Jeffery Reiser | 843-856-3363 | Email Jeffery Reiser |
| Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office | Corporal Cephus Rogers | 843-719-4848 | Email Cephus Rogers |
| Charleston County EMS | District Chief Carl Fehr | 843-202-6700 | Email Carl Fehr |
| Charleston Fire Department | Assistant Fire Marshal Lamb | 843-973-7238 | Email Nichole Lamb |
| Dorchester County Sheriff’s Office | Lieutenant Sean Buckmon | 843-873-5111 | Email Sean Buckmon |
| Goose Creek Police Department | Crime Prevention Specialist Kevin Scott | 843-863-5200 | Email Kevin Scott |
| Hanahan Fire Department | Carrie Beth Lane | 843-268-4280 | Email Carrie Beth Lane |
| Isle of Palms Public Safety (Fire & Police) | Fire Inspector Travis Stafford | 843-886-6522 | Email Travis Stafford |
| Medical University of South Carolina | Safe Kids Coordinator Mary Vassy | 843-792-7486 | Email Mary Vassy |
| Mount Pleasant Fire Department | Firefighter Brian Adams | 843-849-2771 | Email Brian Adams |
| Mount Pleasant Police Department | Officer Brandon Montano | 843-884-4176 | Email Brandon Montano |
| North Charleston Fire Department | Fire & Life Safety Educator Laura Kondor | 843-740-2647 | Email Laura Kondor |
| North Charleston Police Department | Officer Bryan Young | 843-745-1077 | Email Bryan Young |
| St. Andrews Fire Department | Captain Kevin Berkel | 843-480-2738 | Email Kevin Berkel |
| St. Johns Fire District | Fire Marshal Ryan Kunitzer | 843-559-9194 | Email Ryan Kunitzer |
| Summerville Fire Rescue | Administrative Assistant Ella Knox | 843-873-5107 | Email Ella Knox |