Fort worth tackles concerns over first responders' workers' comp

Just months after an injured Fort Worth firefighter's battle with workers' compensation sparked outrage and questions about how North Texas cities treat first responders, the City of Fort Worth addressed concerns at a council meeting.

Halvorson's harrowing ordeal

Caleb Halvorson was part of a crew responding to a two-alarm house fire on the city's historic Southside last September. The home's garage collapsed around him, leaving him crushed beneath debris and his body covered in burns.

Halvorson is now home recovering, still in therapy, and facing additional surgeries. But his case drew widespread attention after his family took to social media, alleging that workers' compensation had denied and delayed parts of his care.

He said that while he's getting the care he needs now, it's been a