The Radio Tower Fire (Florida)
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Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Quick facts
- Location
- 5 Miles W from KENDALE LAKES, FL
- Cause
- Natural
- Personnel
- 1
- Complexity
- Type 5 Incident
- Fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Behavior
- Minimal
- Jurisdiction
- Local land
Burning through timber litter and understory on local land in Miami-Dade County, Florida, The Radio Tower Fire has completed a ten-day run that averaged approximately 70 acres per day. Located five miles west of Kendale Lakes and within the Miami area, the fire ultimately consumed 700 acres under minimal fire behavior before reaching full containment on August 13, 2026.
Operations to secure the perimeter were managed by a single personnel functioning as a Type 5 Incident Command under a Type 5 classification, successfully addressing the naturally caused blaze. This incident unfolds during a regional fire season that typically spans from June to October.
On a national scale, wildfire activity in 2026 has reached 2,982,133 hectares burned so far, tracking 46% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Florida for 24 days. In total it burned about 700 acres — around 2.8 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 3,178,795 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 42% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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