01/17/2026
Though denials of overall injuries may be down, the delays in quality treatment and therapies are highly common. The third party provider for Cedar Hill is no better and has been warned many times of their inequities. We hope Caleb gets his treatments approved in Fort Worth and we stand with our brothers and sisters at Fort Worth Professional Firefighters Local 440 as they pursue better care for their members.
A decade ago, nine out of 10 firefighter line-of-duty injury claims were denied by Texas municipalities and their workers comp carriers. We’ve worked with Texas legislators to improve the system and denials are far less common now, but cases like that of seriously injured Fort Worth firefighter Caleb Halvorson remain infuriating. Delaying his treatment was inexcusable. Thanks to Representative Jared Patterson and John McQueeney for Texas for your support of Texas firefighters. We'll keep working until the system does not ever require community outrage for approval of proper treatment of line-of-duty injuries. With Fort Worth Professional Firefighters Local 440.