What parent doesn't worry every day when their child boards a
school bus and waves good bye? Accidents involving school buses
happen every day, but did you know, there are over 2,000 fires
involving buses every year in the United States? The thought of
a child being trapped in a fiery inferno is unimaginable. Bus
Driver Lindora Richardson was taking students home when she
sensed something terribly wrong. "When I saw the smoke coming
from the steering column, that's when I had already made my mind
to get the kids off the bus," Richardson recalls. She and the
six students on board managed to get off the bus before it
filled with noxious black smoke. "We were already off the bus
when it started to flame up," she said. Minutes later, ferocious
flames completely engulfed the bus. These type of fires happen
more often than you think. The National Fire Protection
Association collects data on all fires involving school buses,
other types of buses, and trackless trolleys. Between 2003 and
2007, U.S. firefighters respo