{"id":268782,"date":"2026-05-13T01:15:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T01:15:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/268782\/"},"modified":"2026-05-13T01:15:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T01:15:10","slug":"everglades-wildfire-scorches-over-11k-acres-just-outside-of-miami-suburbs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/268782\/","title":{"rendered":"Everglades wildfire scorches over 11K acres just outside of Miami suburbs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A wildfire has scorched over 11,000 acres in Florida\u2019s Everglades, just outside the Miami metro suburbs, prompting officials to warn nearby residents of dangerous smoke.<\/p>\n<p>The Max Road Miramar Fire is straddling the line between Miami-Dade and Broward counties. At least 11,000 acres have been burned, and the fire is 80% contained, according to the Florida Forest Service.<\/p>\n<p>The fire was first reported Sunday. The Pembroke Pines Police Department said that drivers stopping to watch the fires along US-27 were causing dangerous traffic backups.<\/p>\n<p>Miami-Dade Fire Rescue said they were working with state forest officials to protect nearby properties.<\/p>\n<p>Florida Senator Rick Scott urged people on social media to adhere to any local road closures.<\/p>\n<p>Aerial footage showed flames in the vicinity of a local subdivision, and smoke could be seen billowing for miles.<\/p>\n<p>This comes in the middle of Florida\u2019s wildfire season, which is being compounded by a historic drought ongoing across the state.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.49926794;display:block\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"39360173\" width=\"885\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026-florida-facing-active-wildfire-127505074.jpg\" alt=\"Thick black and gray smoke rises from a wildfire in Pembroke Pines, Florida, with power lines and two emergency vehicles visible in the distance.\" class=\"wp-image-39360173\"  \/>Smoke rises as a wildfire burns parts of the Everglades in Pembroke Pines, Florida on May 11, 2026. CRISTOBAL HERRERA-ULASHKEVICH\/EPA\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n<p>Almost 2,000 wildfires have burned nearly 120,000 acres <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/02\/25\/us-news\/raging-south-florida-wildfire-explodes-to-25000-acres-with-rain-coming-to-quell-historic-drought\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">just since the start of the year<\/a>, the forest service said earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p>Wildfires south of Jacksonville canceled and delayed Amtrak service last month.<\/p>\n<p>While the vast majority of the state is under Exceptional or Extreme Drought conditions, Miami itself is roughly an inch below average rainfall, year-to-date. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.45454545;display:block\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"39360175\" width=\"858\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026-florida-facing-active-wildfire-127469690.jpg\" alt=\"Firefighters spraying water from a fire truck with smoke in the background.\" class=\"wp-image-39360175\"  \/>Firefighters battle a wildfire in the Everglades near Pembroke Pines, Florida on May 11, 2026. CRISTOBAL HERRERA-ULASHKEVICH\/EPA\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n<p>However, parts of the Everglades are also experiencing Extreme Drought.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with all you need to know\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMorning Report delivers the latest news, videos, photos and more.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Fire officials are warning residents to take precautions if smoke is impacting your area. Those with respiratory conditions, older adults and children may be especially sensitive to smoke exposure.<\/p>\n<p>Miami-Dade Fire Rescue is advising people to stay indoors when possible and set home and vehicle A\/C systems to recirculate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A wildfire has scorched over 11,000 acres in Florida\u2019s Everglades, just outside the Miami metro suburbs, prompting officials&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":268783,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[28,123,125,124,25585,4278,10782],"class_list":["post-268782","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-miami","tag-florida","tag-miami","tag-miami-headlines","tag-miami-news","tag-natural-disasters","tag-us-news","tag-wildfires"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/268782","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=268782"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/268782\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/268783"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=268782"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=268782"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=268782"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}