Prevention Marylands Emergency Response

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PreventionMarylands Emergency Response
School Bus Incidents
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PREVENTION
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Driver Motivation
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Driver Motivation
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Public Awareness
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Public Awareness
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Public Awareness
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Does it Work?

• A decade ago an average of 22 children per year
  died in school bus stop related injuries
• School Systems began to teach students where to
  walk while boarding and exiting the school bus
• There were only 3 in 2000

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Wrap-up

• Need to be familiar with school transportation
  and Fire Rescue operations
• Need to have a plan to deal with incidents
• Need to practice that plan
• Constantly need to re-evaluate training, the plan
  itself, and execution of the plan
• Make the public your informed ally

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Power Point Presentation by

John B. (Jay) Smith
Montgomery County Division of Fire Rescue
Services
EMTB Program Coordinator
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Special Thanks to
Capt. W. Michael Collins
Capt. Lee Silverman
Montgomery County Department of Fire Rescue
Services
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Special Thanks to

• Mike King

Washington County Public Schools
Transportation
Ron Rosser
Montgomery County Public Schools
Safety Trainer
Cpl. Joseph VanSeeters
Harford County Sheriffs Dept.
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Special Thanks to

MAGAZINE
BOBIT PUBLISHING COMPANY
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Special Thanks to

Students Staff
H. Winship Wheatley Special Education Center
Bus Drivers Aides
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Special Thanks to

Thomas Built Buses
A subsidiary of FREIGHTLINER Corporation
For their cooperation and graphics
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Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services
Systems
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Expert Review Panel

• Christopher Carter
  
  
• Director of Transportation
• Board of Education of Washington County

Glenn Johnson Director of Transportation The
Howard County Public School System
Kenneth Savoid Assistant Supervisor Department
of Transportation The Howard County Public School
System
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Previewed at

• Transporting Students With Disabilities
  Preschoolers
• 11th National Conference
• March 2002