A City of Miami firefighter thanked his colleagues at Miami-Dade Fire Rescue, Thursday, for saving his son’s life, just before Christmas.
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue responded to a house fire on Southwest 112th Avenue, last Friday, and found Anthony Villa lying on the ground unconscious.
“He happened to be in cardiac arrest,” Miami Fire Rescue Chief Maurice Kemp said, “which, as you know, it doesn’t get any worse than that.”
The fire, started by a stove that was left on, destroyed the home, but Miami-Dade firefighters were able to rescue Anthony and bring him to a hospital.
Anthony recovered, and the firefighters later discovered that the man they had saved is the son of Antonio Villa, a City of Miami firefighter.