Rising Waters School Bus

You're trapped on Route 23 with twelve elementary students as flash flood waters rapidly rise around your stranded school bus. Emergency services are overwhelmed by citywide flooding, and your radio contact keeps cutting out. Time is running out as the water level inches toward the windows.

Challenges

Survivors

Popularity

Difficulty

B1-B2

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Scenario Overview

Your Role

School Bus Driver (Route 23 Elementary)

Conversation Partner

Dispatch Officer Martinez

Setting

Inside a yellow school bus tilted slightly to the left, water visible outside reaching halfway up the wheels, rain hammering the metal roof

Location

Flooded underpass on Route 23, Industrial District

Learning Objectives

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Keep all 12 children calm and safe

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Maintain clear communication with dispatch while managing limited radio contact

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Execute proper evacuation procedures if/when necessary

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Document and report changing water levels accurately

About This Scenario

How It Starts

“*static* ...Route 23, this is Dispatch. We're tracking your emergency beacon. What's your current water level and how many souls on board? *static* ...Please respond with exact numbers, over.”

This is how Dispatch Officer Martinez's greeting will start.

Practice Details

Scenario ID

#864

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