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School Bus Extrication

Learn the step-by-step process for school bus extrication, including size-up, tool use, and victim removal techniques. Discover different bus types, construction details, and specific removal procedures for seats, windows, doors, and more. Stay prepared with essential tools and safety measures outlined in this comprehensive guide.

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School Bus Extrication

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  1. School Bus Extrication

  2. School Bus Extrication • Thorough Size-Up • Initiate ICS • MCI Response • Request additional resources • Pumpers • Ambulances • Heavy rescue • PIO • School Rep. • PD

  3. Roof access Seat level Floor level Battery Box

  4. Types of Buses • Type A • Type B • Type C • Type D • (90 percent are C & D) • Size • Weight • Capacity • Location of Front Exit • Additional exits • Engine Location

  5. Type A • Conversion body • Front section • Van type • Pick-up type • Gross weight rating of 10,000lbs or less • Capacity > 10

  6. Type B • Conversion body • Van chassis • 10,000lbs or more • Capacity > 10 • Engine beneath or behind windshield, next to drivers seat • Entrance behind front wheels

  7. Type C • Body installed on a flat back cowl chassis • 10,000lbs or more • Capacity > 10 • Engine in front of windshield • Entrance behind front wheels

  8. Type D • Body installed on chassis • 10,000lbs or more • Capacity > 10 • Engine • Behind windshield • Midship • Rear axle • Entrance is before front wheels

  9. Construction

  10. Yellow Tanks

  11. Rescue Corridor Enter Exit Establish a rescue corridor to maintain the one way flow of rescuer and victim removal and prevent congestion.

  12. Extrication

  13. Cribbing • Initial priority • Large amount of cribbing • Crib as you go • Rescue struts • Air bags • Wrecker • Do not flatten Tires!!!!!!!!!!!!

  14. Tools • Hydraulic rescue tools • Cribbing • Halligan • Pry bars • More cribbing • Air Chisels • Hand Tools • Reciprocating saws • Saw blades, • Axe • Drill • More saw blades • Circular Saw • Rescue Struts When using cordless tools, always have extra batteries and electric tools ready as a back-up.

  15. Bus Strength Weakest • Windows • Windshield • Doors • Bus Structure Itself Strongest

  16. Bus Strength Weakest • Windows • Windshield • Doors • Bus Structure Itself Strongest

  17. Seat Removal • Seats may be a main source of entanglement to victims.

  18. Seat Removal • Cut legs along aisle with cutters or reciprocating saw. • Cut as low as possible.

  19. Seat Removal • Remove seat from wall with spreaders.

  20. Window Removal • Easily removed. • Remove screws from side windows on the interior. • Remove post with reciprocating saw or hydraulic cutters. • Cover sharp edges. • Blanket • Duct Tape

  21. Windshield Removal

  22. Roof Removal • 2 layers of sheet metal to cut through • Reciprocating saw • Air chisel • Circular saw • Halligan

  23. Side Wall Removal • Remove side windows. • Disconnect batteries. • Reciprocating saw. • Look for coolant lines along floor for auxiliary heaters.

  24. Side Wall Removal

  25. Side Wall Removal

  26. Tail Light Door Cut • Greater access • Hydraulic cutters • Reciprocating saw

  27. Tail Light Door Cut • Remove glass. • Perform cuts; 1, 2, 3, & 4 with hydraulic cutters. • Perform 5th cut with reciprocating saw. 1 2 3 4 5

  28. Tail Light Door Cut 1 2 3 5 4

  29. Tail Light Door Cut

  30. Tail Light Door Cut

  31. Victim Removal thru Roof • Crib bus • Use existing openings • Use halligan to make holes for roof ladder

  32. Victim Removal thru Roof

  33. Victim Removal thru Roof

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