Fort Worth firefighter returns home after more than a month in burn unit

After more than a month in a burn unit, a Fort Worth firefighter injured in a Historic Southside house fire is finally home, officials said.

Firefighter Caleb Halvorson, 26, was brought home Monday by his crew and will continue his long recovery and rehabilitation at home, the Fort Worth Fire Department said in a statement.

Halvorson, who has been with the department for three years, faces multiple surgeries followed by months of physical therapy for his extensive injuries and burns, officials said.

As the family celebrates Halvorson’s homecoming, they’re also preparing to welcome their baby boy, who is expected to be discharged from the NICU soon after more than 100 days, officials said.

“Father and son will be reunited — two Halvorsons who beat the overwhelming odds against them and fought with everything they had to see each other once again,” officials said.

House fire that inured Halvorson

Two Fort Worth firefighters were injured while battling a two-alarm fire in the 200 block of South Williams Street on Sept. 3.

Halvorson was pulled from the burning debris in less than two minutes and rushed to waiting medics and flown in a CareFlite helicopter to Parkland Hospital in Dallas, with significant injuries. He experienced complications, including serious infections and skin graft surgeries, officials said.

No residents were inside the one-story, wood-frame home at the time of the fire, and no other injuries were reported.