BILLINGS, Mont. - To maintain compliance with Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulations, Billings Logan International Airport conducted its annual live fire training on Thursday.
According to Paul Totton, the Supervisor of Airport Rescue Firefighting, drills like these help firefighters prepare for incidents potentially involving aircraft.
“We have 15 certified firefighters in the airport and every one of them has to go through these sets of drills. Tonight, the drills we will be doing will all be on handline. So, we will have several small fires. We want to be able to these, where firefighters have a chance to do what we call the full evolution—to be able to deploy the hose, stretch it, charge at the line, and actually put water on the fire,” added Totton.
He also said the live fire training happens twice a year and typically lasts for one and a half hours.
