Published: 01/02/2008 Fire Department to offer car seat safety program By Stacie N. Galang Staff writer
PEABODY - Strapping in a baby car seat isn't as easy as 1-2-3. In fact, three members of the Fire Department underwent four days of training last month to learn the right way to secure a car seat. Fire Inspectors Joe DiFranco Jr. and Chris Darling and firefighter Mike McKiernan are now certified technicians in the National Child Passenger Safety Program. The Peabody firefighters received training from Danvers fire Lt. Fran Toomey with curriculum from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. "There's a whole variety of stuff that comes into play that people on a day-to-day basis don't really know about," DiFranco said. He went into the training thinking it would be simple but discovered the complexity of properly installing the seats. "Boy, when you get into it, it's amazing the things you need to know," DiFranco said. The Fire Department staff will put their knowledge to use starting in February with the creation of a certified checkpoint for car safety. DiFranco said he, the other trainees and fire Chief Steven Pasdon are still hammering out the details of the Peabody program. Pasdon thought the training was necessary and ordered his men to become certified, DiFranco said. The chief saw the program as a natural extension of their work. Firefighters have seen what happens when parents hold their children in their laps, DiFranco said. "We're the ones, the guys on the Fire Department are generally the ones pulling people out of wrecked cars," he said. "We see the hazards involved with nonuse or incorrect use." Pasdon said the department had been getting calls from parents looking for help with car seats but had to send them to Danvers. He hopes to expand the program to six - with the two daytime fire inspectors and four on-duty officers in each of the department's four divisions. DiFranco advised those interested in the checkpoint to visit the Fire Department's Web site: www.peabodyfire.org.
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