FIREHOUSE - The partnership between Lubbock Fire Rescue and Texas Tech University was prompted by a roadside accident earlier this year that killed two first responders and seriously injured another.
The partnership between Lubbock Fire Rescue and Texas Tech University's Whitacre College of Engineering grew out of a tragedy at the scene of a traffic accident earlier this year. In January, Lubbock Fire Lt. Eric Hill and Lubbock police officer Nicholas Reyna were killed and firefighter Matt Dawson was seriously injured when they were struck by a pickup truck while responding to two previous roadway crashes.