DALLAS — A Dallas firefighter died Sunday after falling through the roof of a burning apartment building.
Dallas Fire-Rescue Lt. Todd Krodle, 41, was attempting to perform vertical ventilation from the roof of the two-story apartment structure when he fell into the attic.
Fellow firefighters rescued Lt. Krodle and transported him to a local hospital where he later died from his injuries.
Lt. Krodle had spent 17 years in the fire service and was a married father of two.
“On behalf of the Dallas City Council and the entire City of Dallas workforce, we express our deepest sympathy to the family, friends and fellow firefighters of this courageous and dedicated firefighter,” Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings said.
“We must never lose sight that fire service is an extremely dangerous business and this brave man died doing the dangerous job he loved; protecting our citizens and our properties and making our neighborhoods safer for all of us.”