Coverage dated July 21, 2026 to July 23, 2026

When there's a disaster, the most important vehicle in town is the one nobody notices

Headline from KION Central Coast

On the morning of Nov. 8, 2018, a school bus driver named Kevin McKay pointed bus number 963 out of Paradise, California. It wasn’t a normal route. This day, he had 22 elementary students and two teachers aboard, and was in a wildfire that would kill 85 people. On any other day, this drive

KION Central Coast's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Reports & sources

5 articles, oldest first.

  1. KION Central Coast

    When there's a disaster, the most important vehicle in town is the one nobody notices (opens KION Central Coast)

    Published

    KION Central Coast's feed description

    On the morning of Nov. 8, 2018, a school bus driver named Kevin McKay pointed bus number 963 out of Paradise, California. It wasn’t a normal route. This day, he had 22 elementary students and two teachers aboard, and was in a wildfire that would kill 85 people. On any other day, this drive

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

When there's a disaster, the most important vehicle in town is the one nobody notices | Since Then