When I was driving school bus I had a bus fire, although small. It was middle of winter and I had taken a trip to downtown Kansas City. I was driving my favorite bus - an '86 Ford with the 370 and a Blue Bird body. I knew I was about 20 minutes from my pickup so I walked to the back of the bus and checked behind it. When I got to the front I reached down and hit the starter while pumping the pedal with my left foot. It didn't catch so I tried again. It would start and idle but not rev. About that time I smelled something. I knew right away a backfire had caught the air filter. I popped the hood and got the wing nut off the cleaner (with several burns) and got ready. I knew I would have just a second when I lifted the cover off. In one motion I lifted the top cover off and grabbed the filter and threw it over my shoulder. It landed about 10 feet in front of the bus. I grabbed the extinguisher and put it out before anyone could see and call the FD. I finished my route with no air filter and a slightly singed smell in the bus. It might have been the skin on my hands.
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