CSPT CSPT Emergency Response & Crisis Management 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which federal agency publishes the Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG) that school bus drivers should carry when transporting hazardous materials students?
- FMCSA
- PHMSA (Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration) (Correct answer)
- NHTSA
- EPA
Correct answer: PHMSA (Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration)
PHMSA publishes the ERG, which provides first responders and drivers with guidance on handling hazardous materials incidents.
Question 2: What is a 'reunification plan' in the context of a school transportation emergency?
- A plan to merge multiple bus routes
- A protocol for safely returning students to their parents or guardians after an emergency (Correct answer)
- A plan to consolidate transportation departments
- A schedule for post-accident vehicle inspections
Correct answer: A protocol for safely returning students to their parents or guardians after an emergency
A reunification plan ensures that displaced or affected students are systematically and safely released only to authorized guardians following a crisis.
Question 3: When a transportation supervisor conducts a post-incident review after a bus accident, the PRIMARY goal is to:
- Assign blame to the driver
- Identify root causes and prevent recurrence (Correct answer)
- Minimize the district's legal liability
- Satisfy media inquiries
Correct answer: Identify root causes and prevent recurrence
Post-incident reviews are improvement tools focused on root cause analysis so that systemic issues can be corrected and future incidents prevented.
Question 4: A student with a disability has an individualized health plan that requires emergency medication during a seizure. Who should the transportation supervisor ensure is informed?
- Only the bus driver
- The driver, aide, dispatch, and substitute drivers assigned to that route (Correct answer)
- Only the school nurse
- Only the emergency contact listed in the student file
Correct answer: The driver, aide, dispatch, and substitute drivers assigned to that route
All personnel who may be present during an emergency involving that student must know the protocol, including substitutes who may serve that route.
Question 5: Which communication tool is most critical for school bus drivers during an active emergency when cell networks may be congested?
- Personal cell phone
- Two-way radio or dedicated dispatch radio system (Correct answer)
- Social media
Correct answer: Two-way radio or dedicated dispatch radio system
Two-way radio systems are designed for reliability when cell networks become overloaded during large-scale emergencies.
Question 6: What is the recommended action if a school bus driver discovers a suspicious unattended package on the bus after student drop-off?
- Remove the package from the bus immediately
- Notify dispatch, evacuate the bus, and await law enforcement (Correct answer)
- Place the package in a secure compartment and finish the route
- Contact the last student's parent to claim the item
Correct answer: Notify dispatch, evacuate the bus, and await law enforcement
Treating any suspicious package as a potential threat, evacuating, and waiting for law enforcement is the correct safety-first protocol.
CSPT CSPT Emergency Response & Crisis Management 2
Which federal agency publishes the Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG) that school bus drivers should carry when transporting hazardous materials students?