Chipmunk Fire (FL)
Satellite image: NASA MODIS (infrared — active fire in orange/red, from yesterday).
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Quick facts
- Location
- 15 Miles W from Homestead, FL
- Cause
- Natural
- Personnel
- 2
- Complexity
- Type 4 Incident
- Fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Behavior
- Active, Backing, Flanking
- Jurisdiction
- NPS · Federal land
Spanning 1,287 acres in Miami-Dade, Florida, the natural-caused Chipmunk Fire remains active after igniting on August 21, 2026. Federal authorities with the NPS are managing the ongoing incident.
Burning during the region's typical fire season, which runs from June to October, this incident contributes to a broader national landscape where 2,970,412 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure 46% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Florida for 1 day. In total it burned about 1,287 acres — around 5.2 km².
In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.
The bigger picture in United States
Across United States, roughly 2,970,412 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 46% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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