Emergency Procedures and Post-Crash Response
The Emergency Procedures and Post-Crash Response domain tests evacuation decisions, emergency-exit use, fire response, and your duties after a crash. The exam rewards a clear sequence: secure, evacuate only if needed, account for students, notify, document.
Evacuation
Evacuate when staying aboard is more dangerous than leaving: fire, a bus stopped on or near tracks, a hazardous-material spill, or a bus in a dangerous traffic position. Otherwise keep students seated and call for instructions. To evacuate, stop, set the parking brake, shift to neutral or park, shut off the engine, activate hazard lights, and use the nearest safe exit - side door, rear door, roof hatch, or window. Move students at least 100 feet from the bus, upwind of fire, and away from traffic and tracks. Count them at the assembly point.
Post-crash
Stop, secure the scene, check for injuries, call 911, and notify dispatch and the school. Do not move an injured person unless there is immediate danger such as fire. Set out reflector triangles if it is safe, exchange information, gather witness names, and complete the required report. Finish with a child-check walk-through before leaving the bus.
Worked example
Smoke comes from the engine while students are aboard. Reasoning: stop, shut off the engine, evacuate immediately through the nearest exit, and move students 100 feet upwind. Call 911, count students, and do not re-enter the bus. Use the extinguisher only if the fire is small and you can stay between the fire and the students.
Traps
Fighting a large fire instead of evacuating; sending students toward traffic or tracks; moving injured students without immediate danger; and forgetting the post-evacuation count.