Emergency EvacuationQuestion 59 of 80
If you smell fuel or see smoke but no flames yet, you should:
a.Treat it as a potential fire and prepare to evacuate immediately
b.Ignore it until flames appear
c.Keep driving to the depot
d.Open the fuel cap to check
Explanation
The smell of raw fuel or presence of smoke signals a fire risk, which is a mandatory evacuation situation. Do not wait for visible flames; secure the bus if possible and get students off and away. Early evacuation can be the difference between a scare and a tragedy.
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