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elleng

(130,895 posts)
Tue Sep 13, 2016, 04:38 PM Sep 2016

‘It’s My Job to Save Them:’ Maryland School Bus Driver Pulls 20 Children From Burning Vehicle.

A College Park, Maryland, school bus driver was hailed for her heroic actions after the bus she was driving caught fire Monday.

The fire was reported at about 4:45 p.m Monday along the 9600 block of 51st Avenue in College Park, according to Mark Brady, the public information officer for Prince George’s County, MD Fire and EMS Department.

Twenty children from Glenarden Woods Elementary School were on the bus when the blaze started, apparently originating near one of the rear wheels, he said.

The driver, identified by a parent as Reneita Smith, safely got each and every student off and away from danger, KTLA sister station WTVR reported.

She “was able to remain calm throughout the ordeal” as the vehicle was evacuated, according to Brady.

“A big THANK YOU to our school bus driver Reneita Smith who just saved 20 elementary school kids from a bus fire that completely destroyed the bus,” Fazlul Kabir posted on Facebook. “Reneita [not only] took each one of the 20 kids from the bus one by one, but also went into the empty bus again to check if everyone was out, while it was still burning.”'>>>

http://ktla.com/2016/09/13/its-my-job-to-save-them-hero-driver-pulls-children-from-burning-bus/

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‘It’s My Job to Save Them:’ Maryland School Bus Driver Pulls 20 Children From Burning Vehicle. (Original Post) elleng Sep 2016 OP
She is certainly a hero and Sherman A1 Sep 2016 #1
Reminds me of this case citood Sep 2016 #3
Agreed Sherman A1 Sep 2016 #4
Well done citood Sep 2016 #2

Sherman A1

(38,958 posts)
1. She is certainly a hero and
Tue Sep 13, 2016, 06:02 PM
Sep 2016

she is absolutely correct, it is indeed her job to make every effort to protect those in her charge.

Sherman A1

(38,958 posts)
4. Agreed
Tue Sep 13, 2016, 06:53 PM
Sep 2016

There are many, many a hero that does not wear some sort of uniform, but fully understands the fundamental responsibilities assigned to them.

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