Public Safety

Child Passenger Safety Seats/Backseat Seat Belt Laws

Child Passenger Safety Laws in Connecticut can be found here: https://law.justia.com/codes/connecticut/title-14/chapter-246/section-14-100a/ CT Gen Stat § 14-100a. (2024) What are the Child Passenger Safety Laws in Connecticut? LAW: Infants must remain Read More

Firearm Permits

The following is summarized from the website of the Connecticut Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection (DESPP): https://portal.ct.gov/DESPP/Division-of-State-Police/Special-Licensing-and-Firearms/Special-Licensing-and-Firearms. Permits to carry guns are issued through the Special Licenses and Read More

Connecticut Amber Alert, Silver Alert System

HOW THE CONNECTICUT AMBER ALERT WORKS: An Amber Alert has to meet federal criteria and can only be triggered by state police, not a local police department. Police have to Read More

Emergency Response Systems

TYPES OF EMERGENCY RESPONSE SYSTEMS: Devices used for emergency response systems (also often known as “Personal Emergency Response Systems” or “Medical Emergency Response Systems”) can range from cell phones given Read More

Children and Gun Safety

On average, eight children and teens are unintentionally injured or killed every day due to an unlocked or unsupervised gun in the home. Safe gun storage (guns unloaded and locked, Read More

Call Before You Dig

The following is summarized from the Eversource website: https://www.eversource.com/content/residential/safety/call-811 If you are a contractor working on a site or a homeowner working around your own home, be aware that digging Read More