VIDEO: When a Southwest Airlines flight had an engine failure at Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport in April, the Station 11 fire crew made it to the scene immediately to make sure everyone, including the plane, was safe.
The station has crew members present at every moment to keep everyone flying in and out of the international airport safe.
EverythingLubbock.com met up with the station’s crew on Thursday, May 2 to get a look into the training they go through to prepare for worst-case scenarios, such as a plane catching fire.
On Thursday, they attacked flames that bloomed out of an airplane prop they use for training.
“This plane is really mimicking a commercial aircraft,” Derek Delgado, who is the Public Information Officer for Lubbock Fire Rescue said. “It really just simulates what could possibly happen in real life.”