Miami-Dade firefighter whose son died during training exercise among 3 who resigned – NBC 6 South Florida

A Miami-Dade firefighter whose son died in a fire prohibited training exercises in June, he was one of three employees who resigned amid an ongoing investigation into a fatal fire.

The Miami-Dade Fire Department confirmed Friday that the resignations of firefighters Franciso A. Camero, Steven Colon and Rafael Fernandez were effective Oct. 30.

The fatal fire occurred on June 21 in a three-story building at 6500 Northwest 36th Street in Virginia Gardens.

Fabian CameraFrancisco Camero’s 28-year-old son was taken to hospital after sustaining critical injuries and died a day later.

The tragic death initiated a multi-department probe that remains open.

Camero, a certified paramedic, was not employed by the Miami-Dade Fire Department. An investigation is underway as to why he was at the training exercise at all.

The department and a group of international firefighters conducted training in the building that day, even though its headquarters was located just three miles away.

At the time, the building’s owner told NBC6 he had a verbal agreement with the department that allowed him to receive “non-destructive” training.

Three people have resigned following the death of a firefighter’s son during an illegal rescue drill in June, Miami-Dade County Public Safety Chief James Reyes confirmed to NBC6 on Friday.

In August, Miami-Dade County Public Safety Chief James Reyes confirmed that his department had not approved the training exercise.

NBC6 was unable to reach former fire department employees for comment.

We also asked the state fire marshal for an update on the investigation and what it might mean for the three firefighters following their resignations. A spokesperson told us they are looking into the matter.

NBC6 has requested public records related to this training, as well as any incident reports detailing what first responders found at the scene.