In case a bus is stranded or rendered incapable of operating, the bus driver must notify the transportation office and supply the number and location of the bus and provide details of the disability. In case of an accident, serious medical emergency or fire to the engine or other part of the bus, bus driver must notify the proper authorities. Bus drivers must fill out all reports of any first aid administered, serious injuries and if passengers had to be taken to receive medical attention. The bus driver explains all emergency procedures to passengers. In the case that a bus driver is rendered incapacitated, a pupil leader or bus attendant takes charge of the bus and implements procedures of contacting the transportation office to dispatch a substitute bus and bus driver.
In the case of a bus emergency where the bus must be evacuated, first the ignition must be turned off and the emergency brake should be released. Evacuation proceeds from the rear if the bus is blocked from the front and from the front if the rear of the bus is damaged. All belongings are to be left on the bus. In case of a school bus emergency older pupils aid younger pupils in getting off the bus. Passengers must leave one row at a time and in an orderly fashion. Once departed from the school bus, passengers must stand 100 feet away from the impaired or damaged bus. Passengers are not allowed to request a ride from a passerby or walk the rest of the way to their final destination. In the case of an accident each passenger must be examined for possible injuries.
Emergency equipment must accompany each bus for cases of emergencies. A first aid kit must be present on the bus at all times and inspected regularly of proper emergency content. Emergency cards must be available as well, with proper telephone numbers including the police department, emergency medical services and transportation office number. Flags or flares should also be on the bus as warning devices in case of an emergency or accident.
