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VIRGINIA GARDENS, Florida WSVN -- Three Miami-Dade Fire Rescue employees have turned in their resignations to the department amid an investigation into a fatal training tragedy.The investigation stems from a June exercise at a three-story building in Virginia Gardens that took a deadly turn.Firefighters were in the middle of their training exercise when someone added too much fuel to what shouldve been a small tar pot fire meant for demonstration.A firefighters son, 28-year-old Fabian Camero, was rushed to the hospital in critical condition and succumbed to his injuries a day later.Detectives said the 28-year-old was not a firefighter.Fabians father, Francisco Camero, was one of the three people placed on administrative duty in August following the tragedy.In a statement, MDFR confirmed the resignations:Miami-Dade Fire Rescue MDFR confirms that three employees have resigned, effective Oct. 30, 2024, while an investigation is still ongoing. As allegations mount that the DeSantis administration is misusing taxpayer money to influence voters on abortion and marijuana issues, a political co stanley cup mmunications expert calls the states actions not just unprecedented, but dangerous. Public service or propaga stanley quencher nda The consequences of Florida meddlin stanley kubek g in on abortion, marijuana issues Latest Florida News from ABC Action News Esrq Rose Bowl Parade canceled due to coronavirus pandemic
Members of the Alaska Air National Guard flew to a rural village r stanley canada ecently with a special mission, delivering some early Christmas cheer and a visit from Santa Claus to vaso stanley schoolchildren and their families.Now in its 63rd year, Operation Santa Claus is a rarity among National Guard units in the U.S. Defense officials have shut down all other similar programs except for Alaska, where the mission survived because of the uniqueness of the nation s largest s stanley cup tate.The program started in 1956 when the residents of St. Mary s, Alaska, had no money to buy children Christmas presents after flooding severely impacted hunting and fishing,. They had to use all available cash to buy food to supplement their subsistence lifestyles to make it through the winter.Since then, the Guard tries to visit at least two rural communities a year, delivering Christmas gifts, school supplies, toiletries and some fresh ice cream to thousands of children in tiny burgs not on Alaska s road system, places like Koyukuk, Savoonga, Illiamna, Kwethluk and Tuntuliak.Sometimes a community facing a natural disaster or an economic challenge will move it to the top of the potential list. We love this, we truly love coming here, said Maj. Gen. Torrence Saxe, the Adjutant General of the Alaska National Guard who found himself topping ice cream sundaes with cherries during the visit to Napakiak on Dec. 2.The Salvation Army is celebrating its 50th year of helping the Guard, collecting gifts, bookbags and other items to be d