MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. \u2014 Miami-Dade Fire Rescue personnel flew a Florida Forest Service firefighter to the hospital on Thursday after he needed help while fighting a wildfire. <\/p>\n
Leer en espa\u00f1ol<\/a><\/p>\n According to a spokesperson for the Florida Forest Service, the man appeared to have suffered an allergic reaction near Krome Avenue\u2019s mile marker 33. <\/p>\n The firefighter was in the area of two wildfires, one of which MDFR reported started with lightning on Sunday near the Metrowest Detention Center.<\/p>\n The firefighter was alert, and his vital signs were stable before MDFR flew him to the HCA Florida Aventura Hospital, according to FFS. <\/p>\n There were three active wildfires on Thursday afternoon in Miami-Dade County, according to the FFS<\/a> and the National Interagency Fire Center<\/a>. <\/p>\n A wildfire, known as \u201cQuarry 2,\u201d was east of Krome Avenue, in the East Coast Buffer Water Preserve Area. This had burned 15,900 acres and was 70% contained, according<\/a> to FFS. <\/p>\n A wildfire, known as \u201cWell,\u201d was also east of Krome Avenue, near the Florida Turnpike. This had burned 500 acres and was 25% contained, according<\/a> to FFS. <\/p>\n