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'He Thought He Was Going to Die': Firefighter Makes Miraculous Recovery — and Vows to Return to Firehouse
Caleb Halvorson, 26, faces multiple surgeries after severe burns and ligament injuries from a garage collapse while fighting fire and aims to return to duty, officials said.
- On September 3rd in Fort Worth, Texas, firefighter Caleb Halvorson was trapped and severely injured when a garage roof collapsed while he fought a house fire.
- Halvorson was trapped beneath heavy debris from the collapse, resulting in severe burns of varying degrees on his face, hands, legs, and back, as well as the complete tearing of three ligaments in his left knee.
- Fellow firefighters rescued Halvorson after 1 minute and 45 seconds and airlifted him to Parkland Hospital in Dallas, where he has since undergone multiple surgeries with more expected.
- Halvorson said, "please don't let me die" as he was rescued, and his family reports he is in good spirits with burns becoming less painful daily despite the long recovery.
- While setting small goals in rehab, Halvorson aims to return to firefighting as his family modifies their home for wheelchair access and hopes to reunite with their premature son soon.
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From Near-Death to Newborn: Firefighter survives collapse, focused on newborn son
Fort Worth Firefighter Caleb Halvorson is recovering from severe injuries after being trapped by a collapsing roof during a fire and is motivated to complete his long recovery to finally hold his son, who was born prematurely.
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