The Brief
- Fort Worth Firefighter Caleb Halvorson was trapped and injured after a garage roof collapsed on him while fighting a house fire in early September.
- Halvorson was rescued and underwent three surgeries for severe burns and a serious knee injury, which he is now slowly recovering from.
- The three-year veteran is motivated to recover quickly to finally hold his son, Hudson, who was born 13 weeks early and remains in the NICU.
FORT WORTH, Texas – For the first time, we are hearing from a Fort Worth firefighter who nearly lost his life on the job.
The engine 11 crew was returning to the station this month when they stopped for a house fire on Williams Street in the historic southside neighborhood of Fort Worth.
As they fought flames in the home, the garage roof collapsed, trapping one of the firefighters. Today, he shares his first-hand account in an exclusive interview.…