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

A miami-dade firefighter whose son died in a unauthorized training exercise in June was one of three employees who resigned as the investigation into the deadly fire continued.

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

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

Fabian Camerothe 28-year-old son of Francisco Camero, was rushed to hospital after being seriously injured and died a day later.

The tragic death set off a multi-departmental response probe that remains open.

Camero, a certified EMT, was not employed by Miami-Dade Fire Rescue. Why he was at the training in the first place is still under investigation.

The department, along with a group of international firefighters, conducted training in the building that day, despite having a training facility at its headquarters just three miles away.

The building owner told NBC6 at the time that they had a verbal agreement with the department to allow them to undergo “non-destructive” training.

Three people have resigned after a firefighter’s son was killed in an unauthorized fire 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 authorized the training exercise.

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

We also asked the state fire chief for an update on their investigation and what that could mean for the three firefighters now that they have resigned. A spokesperson says they are investigating this.

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