Torrance City and Children’s Hospital Los Angeles partnered for a car-seat safety event at Fire Station 1 focused on injury prevention and correct car-seat installation, organizers said.

A city staff member leading the event said it was designed to educate parents “what's the best way to have the seats in the car.” The event included hands-on checks and instruction for caregivers.

A parent at the event described receiving help moving her child from an infant seat to a convertible car seat. “I just transferred her from an infant car seat to convertible car seat, so I just wanted to make sure I put it in properly. They had helped me with the infant car seat as well, so I feel a great service. As a mom, I feel better that my daughter's safe,” the parent said.

Organizers said they were also distributing car seats to families in need. “And if they don't have proper seats, we are giving out 3 car seats,” the staff member said.

Another participant thanked the Torrance Fire Department for hosting and assisting with the event. “Thank you to the Torrance Firefighter for doing this event. It's really nice for them to do this to help parents have their mind at ease that their car seats are properly installed,” the participant said.

The event combined education, installation checks and limited distribution of equipment to improve child passenger safety in Torrance.