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Newsby Nicole SchlosserJuly 2, 2018

Church Bus Catches Fire in Indiana, No One Hurt

The rear tire of the bus, owned by Illinois-based Herscher Christian Church, catches fire. The teenagers and adults on board are able to exit unharmed as the fire quickly spreads.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonJune 19, 2018

School Bus Fire Demo Highlights Need for Preparedness

A training event at Stafford County (Va.) Public Schools shows drivers the importance of school bus evacuation training. The concept will come to the NAPT conference this fall.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserJune 14, 2018

Student, Driver Escape School Bus Before It Catches Fire

Eleven-year-old Rocco Arcese of New Jersey tells the driver that the bus smells like burning rubber, and they evacuate. The front of the bus becomes engulfed in flames moments later.

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Newsby StaffApril 26, 2018

USSC Group Expands, Adds Jobs in Pennsylvania

The bus seating and fire suppression supplier will establish a new manufacturing facility, creating more than 240 new jobs.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserApril 18, 2018

Delaware School Bus Catches Fire, No One Hurt

The bus driver notices smoke coming from the engine compartment while unloading students and evacuates them. No one is on the bus when it catches fire.

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Newsby StaffMarch 27, 2018

Parents Claim Driver in Fatal Iowa School Bus Fire Was Unfit

Glen and Natalie Klindt say in a newspaper interview that Donald Hendricks was physically unfit to drive the bus that caught fire on Dec. 12, killing him and their daughter, Megan Klindt. 

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserMarch 22, 2018

Driver Saves Students From School Bus Fire

The New York school bus driver notices sparking in the engine compartment, sees smoke and flames, and safely evacuates the students. Police call him a hero.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonMarch 16, 2018

Electrical Issue Sparked School Bus Fire in Texas, Investigation Finds

A fire marshal determines that an electrical malfunction started the fire in the engine of one bus and then spread to four others at Coldspring-Oakhurst CISD.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonMarch 15, 2018

4 School Buses Destroyed by Fire at Texas District

The state fire marshal is investigating the Wednesday night blaze at Coldspring-Oakhurst’s bus yard, but authorities say no foul play is suspected.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonMarch 12, 2018

School Bus Catches Fire on California Freeway

The students and adults, returning from a field trip, evacuated and were not injured. The bus was equipped with lap-shoulder belts.

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