A Fort Worth firefighter who nearly lost his life in the line of duty is finally going home.

After more than a month at Parkland Hospital in Dallas, Caleb Halvorson reunited with his family Monday in a moment they've all been waiting for.

Just over a month ago, Halvorson was trapped under a collapsed garage roof while fighting a fire on South Williams Street in Fort Worth's historic Southside neighborhood. A mayday call went out — every firefighter's worst fear.

"I remember, right then… [thinking] I am gonna die. This is it," Halvorson said. "It feels like forever. You feel your skin burning and you feel this heavy weight on you."

Pulled from debris in two minutes

He was trapped for nearly two minutes before his crew pulled him from the debris. Since then, the road to recovery has

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