Vulture Fire (FL)
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Fire (SWIR)
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🟤 red/brown = burned
🟠 orange = active fire
Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Quick facts
- Location
- 21 Miles NW from Kendall, FL
- Cause
- Natural
- Complexity
- Type 4 Incident
- Fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Behavior
- Minimal
- Jurisdiction
- NPS · Federal land
Burning across 347 acres of federal land in Miami-Dade County, the active Vulture Fire is situated 21 miles northwest of Kendall, Florida, where it is managed by a Type 4 Incident Command under the National Park Service. Having started on August 22, 2026, and now standing at 80 percent containment with a Type 4 complexity, the natural-cause fire has exhibited minimal fire behavior while consuming 2.5-foot tall grass. Satellites are picking up 25 heat detections clustered nearby over the past 48 hours.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from June to October. Nationally, the broader wildfire context for 2026 shows 2,993,191 hectares burned so far, tracking 45 percent below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Florida for 2 days. So far it has affected roughly 347 acres — about 1.4 km². About 80% of the perimeter is contained — over half is secured, though hotspots remain.
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 2,993,191 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 45% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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