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School Bus Fleet BlogApril 7, 2020

Together, We Rise

There is so much uncertainty as we live through this most unprecedented time, but this industry always rises up, goes above and beyond, and shows what it means to “bleed yellow.”

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Newsby StaffDecember 12, 2019

Student Honored for Heroic Actions During School Bus Crash

Olivia Boggs of Texas is honored for helping keep students calm and safe after their school bus driver experienced a medical emergency that caused the bus to crash.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonOctober 6, 2016

School Bus Driver Recounts Fire Evacuation, Gets Big Gift on ‘Ellen’ Show

In the weeks since she evacuated her passengers from a bus fire, Renita Smith has been lauded by students, school officials, and others. Now, Ellen DeGeneres adds to the accolades with a hefty reward.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonSeptember 14, 2016

Driver Evacuates 20 Students From School Bus Fire

Maryland bus driver Renita Smith is hailed for getting her elementary school passengers to safety before the bus becomes fully engulfed.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserDecember 15, 2015

Student recognized for saving school bus driver’s life

After a driver became unresponsive, Courtney Garcia, an eighth-grade student in Texas, was able to use the two-way radio with no training and reach district transportation officials, who sent help. Garcia was given a certificate of recognition for her quick actions.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonNovember 9, 2015

NAPT awards highlight heroism, training efforts

Honorees include special-needs transportation expert Kala Henkensiefken and school bus driver Alice Bradley, who was credited with thwarting a potential school shooting.

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Newsby StaffOctober 13, 2015

Off-duty officer rescues 2 in burning school bus

According to the NYPD, Officer Christopher Canale saved a driver and aide in a school bus that was engulfed in flames and smoke after a crash. No children were on board.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 29, 2015

Supervisor honored for response to special-needs bus fire

During a field trip with about 100 special-needs students from Greenville (S.C.) County Schools, Melanie MacDonald quickly jumped into action when a bus caught on fire.

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Newsby StaffJuly 14, 2015

Student honored for actions after school bus crash

Shayne Pierre, 15, received an award from the Montana Highway Patrol for assisting the injured drunken driver of the other vehicle, then returning to the bus to get the students to exit because he had noticed gasoline leaking from the vehicles.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 21, 2015

Senator brings bus-train crash rescuers to State of the Union address

U.S. Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (N.D.) brought Susan and Richard Lunski, the first people at the scene of the bus-train crash near Larimore, North Dakota, as her guests to the State of the Union address. The Lunskis helped rescue students as they waited for first responders.

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