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Infant car seat inspection locations?

We live in the Richfield/Edina area and it has been almost 6 years since we installed a car seat.  I'm wondering if there are any suggestions as to where to go for an inspection?  Our local fire department no longer offers this service and when I did a quick google search, I'm finding location out in Blaine/Anoka and they have dates for May, September, etc.  We are due in February so that won't help.  Also, I see they charge a fee?  $25-35? 

So, does anyone know where we could possibly go in our area for a car seat check?  Do you know if other fire departments are still offering this service?

Thanks

Re: Infant car seat inspection locations?

  • I used this website NHTSA and had ours checked this past weekend. It was well worth it in my opinion. They were very knowledgeable and really taught us a lot and had us do the final install and they checked it to make sure we knew what we were doing if we ever needed to move the bases to other vehicles. I am on the other side of the metro so that doesn't help, but find someone in your area and leave them a message.

    I had called the police, fire and state patrol and none of them in my area did this.

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    I used this website NHTSA and had ours checked this past weekend. It was well worth it in my opinion. They were very knowledgeable and really taught us a lot and had us do the final install and they checked it to make sure we knew what we were doing if we ever needed to move the bases to other vehicles. I am on the other side of the metro so that doesn't help, but find someone in your area and leave them a message.

    I had called the police, fire and state patrol and none of them in my area did this.

    thanks!

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  • I just called the Blaine/Spring Lake Park/Mounds View fire dept recently and was able to make an appt for the following week with Shannon? at the Mounds View fire dept. There wasn't a charge. I have also called the Blaine police department and have gotten a free inspection from them too.

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  • I have had inspections done at the Crystal Police Station (there was only one officer trained for car seat inspections, so you had to set up a time with him), and through North Memorial (Alison Pence was my contact, and the event was at their ambulance bay in Brooklyn Center.).
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  • The AMMA Parenting Center provides them for $35 as well.  www.ammaparentingcenter.com
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