NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – City leaders will unveil a new “Ambubus” Monday morning, to better prepare the Nashville Fire Department for a mass casualty event.

The vehicle is a retrofitted Metro Nashville Public School bus.

The bus is designed to respond to mass casualty incidents without depleting the pool of available ambulances.

The Ambubus can also be used to help patients safely evacuate an impacted area.

City and department leaders will officially introduce the new vehicle at 11:15 a.m.