[Iscool]

Yes, but what I mean is, even if the kids were told that was the designated staging area, and that is probably why they ran in that direction, it was too early for anyone at the firehouse to have known what was going on and actually set up a staging area. If they had, I think the people at the staging area would have noticed the kids a few feet away and brought them inside, don’t you?

I don't remember if it was these kids or another small group that ended up on the school bus...The driver however would have known about the fire station staging area...

Saw an overhead map of the area...Appears as tho the fire station was across and down the road, or at least thru a bunch of trees...

[RummyChick]

They are not told to go sit in a circle on Creepy Gene's lawn. from a drill

[Boogieman]

“The driver however would have known about the fire station staging area...”

I don’t know if I would assume that. Bus drivers usually work for the bus company, not the school district, and they aren’t necessarily included in any school training or drills.

“Saw an overhead map of the area...Appears as tho the fire station was across and down the road, or at least thru a bunch of trees...”

Ah, I was just going off what other have said, that it was next to the guy’s house. Either way, I don’t see what the big deal is with those kids. They ran out of the school in a panic, and didn’t run to the exact place they were supposed to. I figure, in that situation, you are going to be more concerned about where you are running from than where you are running to.