Fire in Everglades explodes in size; smoke impacts South Florida Christopher Cann, USA TODAYAugust 21, 2025 at 9:15 PM A pair of wildfires burning in the Florida Everglades, about 40 miles outside Miami, have prompted air quality warnings as heavy smoke drifts into nearby communities and hampers vis...
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Christopher Cann, USA TODAYAugust 21, 2025 at 9:15 PM
A pair of wildfires burning in the Florida Everglades, about 40 miles outside Miami, have prompted air quality warnings as heavy smoke drifts into nearby communities and hampers visibility.
The larger of the two fires, dubbed the Mile Marker 39 Fire, has scorched 19,200 acres of land as of Aug. 20, according to the Florida Forest Service. The fire underwent explosive growth from a day earlier when it scorched only 1,600 acres of land.
Just to the west, another smaller fire, the Saw Grass Fire, burned 250 acres of land. Officials said no structures were in danger and no one has been reported injured. It remains unclear what caused the blazes and both of them are 0% contained, according to the state's forest service.
Billowing clouds of smoke from the fires has begun drifting toward populated areas nearby, including in Broward, Palm Beach and Miami-Dade counties.
A person looks out as smoke billows from a brushfire in the Everglades on Aug. 20, 2025 in Everglades, Florida. Roughly 2,000 acres are burning between two brush fires according to the Florida Forest Service, but currently no structures are reported in danger.
Broward County's Natural Resource Division said the air quality forecast on Aug. 21 was "moderate," warning those with cardiovascular or respiratory conditions to shorten their time outdoors. A day earlier the agency said air quality in communities east of the fires was "Unhealthy."
"Wildfire smoke from fires in the Everglades will continue to impact Broward county today, with some smoke also possible in portions of Palm Beach and Miami-Dade counties," said the National Weather Service in Miami. "Use caution outdoors, especially if you are sensitive to particle pollution."
The Florida Everglades is a subtropical wetland ecosystem spanning across more than 1.5 million acres of mangroves, marshes and sawgrass.
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