Hot Cars Cool Kids Summer Safety Campaign

The Aurora Police Department, Aurora Fire Department and Rural/Metro Corporation have launched a new public awareness effort called Hot Cars, Cool Kids Summer Safety Campaign designed to shed light on the dangers involved when leaving kids in cars on hot days. Special emphasis will be placed on the dangers hot weather poses to children left in unattended vehicles.
Police are asking the public to get involved in this campaign to keep kids safe. If you see a child in this situation, please immediately call 911. The call will receive a high priority response from police and fire departments.
As part of the campaign, police officers will be directed to patrol parking lots looking for kids who have been left alone or are in distress in a vehicle. Officers will receive daily reminders of this campaign, which will run on a network of TV monitors located in patrol briefing rooms at all Police District.
Every summer first responders from Aurora are sent to rescue distressed kids from sweltering hot cars. Kids are either left in the car intentionally or forgotten about. This year, several communities around the country have already experienced the tragic loss of a child as a result of hyperthermia vehicular deaths. Although Colorado has not seen a large number of deaths involving kids left in hot cars, it’s important to note that each death was preventable.
The goal is to reach out to parents and caregivers to warn them about the dangers that vehicles pose to children, especially during the hot summer season. A child left alone in a vehicle is a priority call for the Police Department, especially during the summer months when the heat can result in serious injury or death.
More Information can be found at www.KidsandCars.org.