{"id":265555,"date":"2026-04-25T06:35:27","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T06:35:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/265555\/"},"modified":"2026-04-25T06:35:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T06:35:27","slug":"lubbock-fire-rescue-completes-live-fire-training-at-lubbock-airport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/265555\/","title":{"rendered":"Lubbock Fire Rescue completes live fire training at Lubbock airport"},"content":{"rendered":"

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) – It\u2019s not uncommon to see plumes of smoke coming from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport, but it\u2019s not an emergency – it\u2019s Lubbock Fire Rescue.<\/p>\n

LFR sends its firefighters through a live fire training out at the airport at least once a year. They train for everything from plane crashes and fires to emergency diversions and triage situations.<\/p>\n

\"It\u2019sIt\u2019s not uncommon to see plumes of smoke coming from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport, but it\u2019s not an emergency – it\u2019s Lubbock Fire Rescue.(KCBD Video)<\/p>\n

\u201cObviously it doesn\u2019t happen that often, especially at smaller airports like Lubbock Preston Smith International, we don\u2019t have that many incidents compared to Atlanta or Dallas-Fort Worth,\u201d Derek Delgado, LFR\u2019s Public Information Officer, said. \u201cIt\u2019s really important to us here at Lubbock Fire Rescue to stay on top of our training.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"It\u2019sIt\u2019s not uncommon to see plumes of smoke coming from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport, but it\u2019s not an emergency – it\u2019s Lubbock Fire Rescue.(KCBD Video)<\/p>\n

LFR\u2019s relationship with the airport is unique. Lubbock Preston Smith is one of the few across the country with both a training field and a fire station on its property.<\/p>\n

Delgado says having a station there is what allows crews to respond to emergencies so quickly.<\/p>\n

\"It\u2019sIt\u2019s not uncommon to see plumes of smoke coming from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport, but it\u2019s not an emergency – it\u2019s Lubbock Fire Rescue.(KCBD Video)<\/p>\n

\u201cAs soon as the aircraft sends the alert to the control tower that they\u2019re having some emergency, within seconds our crews are lined up on that runway,\u201d Delgado said.<\/p>\n

Lubbock Preston Smith International also allows LFR to conduct it\u2019s training with diesel fuel – something many other airports do not.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s the most equivalent thing we can simulate to jet fuel burning,\u201d Delgado said. \u201cA training prop like this and the simulations best prepares our crews for those low frequency, high risk situations they could run into.\u201d<\/p>\n

The equipment used by the Lubbock Fire Rescue airport station is also different than what they have at regular stations. That\u2019s another reason Delgado says it\u2019s important to train crews who may need to use it.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are so many things that can catch on fire inside of a plane and all of those different types of liquids and chemicals react differently, so we need to make sure we have the proper extinguishing agent to put out those fires,\u201d Delgado said.<\/p>\n

The live fire trainings also teach firefighters how to respond to medical emergencies.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s the chaos that comes with the incident. You have 150 people freaking out in a small area with very few exits,\u201d Delgado said. \u201cThere could be a varying range of injuries.\u201d<\/p>\n

Although emergency situations at the airport are few and far between, Delgado says the training is crucial in keeping people safe.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is, again, one of those low frequency, high risk situations,\u201d Delgado said. \u201cBut if there is an incident and you have to come do an emergency landing or have some type of medical emergency here at the airport, our crew is ready to respond at a moment\u2019s notice.\u201d<\/p>\n

Anyone with questions about a live fire training can contact Airport Operations at (806) 775-2044.<\/p>\n

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