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Ken Dodd
Ken started with
the Dallas Fire Department on
July 1, 1959
and retired from active service on August 7, 1990. Ken’s first
station assignment was old 17’ s at Greenville & Lewis. In 1971,
Ken made Driver and drove Engine 29 out of Station #8. In 1973, he
made Lieutenant and was assigned to Truck 37. Very quickly Ken made
Captain and was assigned to Engine 41. Later the Department switched
the Captains to the truck companies in double company houses, so Ken
moved over to Truck 41 until his retirement in 1990.
Ken was very active
in the Department and gave a lot back to the Department. He wasn’t
one to sit around, but was one to get involved. Ken became the
secretary/treasurer of the Dallas Professional Firefighters
Association. He later ran and became the President of the
Association. Ken also had an interest in not only his retirement,
but the benefits to all retirees. So he became a trustee to the
Pension Board and was later elected as the Chairman of the Pension
Board. He served in this position from 1977 to 1990.
Ken gave a lot back
to the Department with the activities that he was involved with and
helped provide for the future of the Dallas Fire Department and it’s
members. The Dallas Firefighters Museum was fortunate to have Ken
become our Curator in December of 1998 and he is still a valued member
of our Department.
Phillip Foley 
Phillip started with the Dallas
Fire Department on October 16, 1957 and retired on October 16, 1981.
During his tenure with the Department, Phillip obtained the rank of
Driver-Engineer. His first station assignment was 27’s at Northwest
Highway and Douglas. When this station opened, it was rural farmland
and grass fires were a common occurrence. In 1965, Phillip was
transferred to Station 3 and became one of three firefighters that
drove the Mayor’s Cadillac that was housed at 3’s. He drove for
Mayors R.L. Thornton, Earl Cabell, Wes Wise, and Erik Johnson. In
1974, Phillip was promoted to Driver and went to Station 4 to drive
the Deputy Chief. He also drove 29 Engine, 47 Truck, 1 Engine, and
18 Engine before his retirement in 1981.
Phillip went into the construction
industry after retirement and dabbled with several rental property
until he came into the Museum in January 2005 to buy a ball cap.
There, he visited with Kenny Dodd and with Kenny’s enthusiastic
persuasion, he applied to assist us as an Assistant Curator.
We are pleased to have Phillip back in an active role with Dallas
Fire-Rescue and a valuable member of the Museum.
Carl Smith
Carl started his career with Dallas Fire-Rescue on January 1, 1957
and was assigned to 3 District as a temporary swing person on the
“A” shift. Shortly thereafter he was assigned as a regular swing
person in 1 District. In April of 1958 he was transferred to Engine
29 “A” and then Engine 11 “B”. Carl made Second Driver and went to
Central on Engine 2. When they closed Central, Engine 2 moved to old
18’s at McKinney and Laws and Carl went with them. Carl made Driver
in March of 1964 and drove 1 Chief “C”. In 1965, he made Lieutenant
and went to Engine 47 “A” and the to Truck 41 “B”. In 1971, Carl
made Captain and went to the Training Division for two years. After
that he was assigned to Truck 11 “A” were he stayed until he retired
on April 3, 1989.
Carl had a long and colorful career with Dallas Fire-Rescue and he
rejoined us by becoming one of our Assistant Curators in 2004. We
are pleased to have Carl back with us at the Museum.
Dallas Firefighters
Museum, Inc.
3801 Parry Avenue (across
from Fair Park)
Dallas, Texas 75226
(214) 821-1500
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