Props & Simulators

Tom Fox/Dallas Morning News
Dallas Fire-Rescue's training program lacked a prop that re-created the specific circumstances that led to Krodle’s death, but with $20,000 from the foundation created in Krodle’s name, the new training prop unveiled at Hensley Field will fill that gap.
Over a decade after Lt. Todd Krodle’s death, Dallas introduced a training prop, funded by the Krodle Foundation, to train for firefighters who have fallen through roofs.
Sept. 19, 2025