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The kit can convert a school bus into a vehicle that safely transports up to a dozen victims of mass casualty incidents to medical facilities. The Memphis (Tenn.) Fire Department acquires the AmbuBus kit with an eye on responding to earthquakes.
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Fire rescue personnel evacuate the 20 children and the bus driver through the emergency exit into a truck. No one is injured.
Read More →A physical therapist explains common disabilities and how they affect school bus emergency evacuations. This article, focusing on students with cerebral palsy, is the first in a series.
Read More →“Presentation Skills,” “Team Communication Strategies,” “Managing the Media” and “Risk Management and Emergency Planning” from the association’s Professional Development Series can now be completed online. Courses are $40 for NAPT members and $100 for non-members.
Read More →Event in May will offer information on the topic as it relates to school transportation, emergency medical services, law enforcement, healthcare, child care, and technology advances in car seat and vehicle manufacturing. Anyone with an interest in occupant protection is encouraged to attend.
Read More →After his school bus flips over on a muddy road, Alex Waddick follows driver Phil Piggott's instructions and cuts him from his seat belt with a knife. Piggot, Waddick and the other students on board then exit the bus through its emergency roof hatch.
Read More →Pupil transportation officials share tips on bus stop safety, pre-trip inspections, emergency communications and more in this sequel to the August issue feature.
Read More →The packet, available to pupil transportation providers in Michigan, includes a Passenger Emergency Information Form template and a Transportation Information/Emergency Sheet template. The first form serves as a roster of all passengers on a bus while the second can be modified to include other important student information.
Read More →The seven-DVD training module includes an overview of pertinent legislation and addresses securement, transportation challenges, emergency evacuations, types of special needs, balancing needs and lifts and mobility devices.
Read More →After a student involved in a fight on the bus jumped from the rear emergency door and got in a car with two other men to follow the bus, Harnett County school bus driver Sha-Wana Cameron was able to evade the car and contact police.
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