This event is no longer active — it's kept here as a record. Recovery may still be underway; the guidance below applies.
Quarry 2 (13), a wildfire that burned 19,018 acres in Miami-Dade County, was fully contained by June 15, 2026. Homes in the affected area faced direct fire damage from the incident.
Overview written from official NASA EONET and National Interagency Fire Center/IRWIN data.
- Type
- Wildfires
- Official size
- 19,018 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Cause
- Natural
- Began
- Status
- Inactive
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Official size & containment
Official incident size and containment reported through NIFC / IRWIN, as we observed it. Newest first.
- 19,018 acres ±0 100% contained
- 19,018 acres ±0 97% contained
- 19,018 acres 97% contained
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Latest updates
Official updates and news coverage for this event, newest first — National Weather Service products, local storm reports, incident updates and press headlines. Official items are verbatim government text; news headlines link out to the original outlet.
- Forecast discussion NWS MFL
Area Forecast Discussion
Isolated to scattered evening storms possible over interior and western South Florida, with some producing strong winds, heavy rain, and small hail.
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Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Miami FL 651 PM EDT Wed Jul 15 2026
...New AVIATION...
.KEY MESSAGES... Updated at 649 PM EDT Wed Jul 15 2026
- Heat indices between 105-110 possible through the evening hours. Take appropriate precautions during extended periods outdoors.
- Isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms expected this evening favoring interior and western areas of South Florida.
- Some of the storms could become strong to marginally severe with strong wind gusts, frequent lightning, heavy downpours, and small hail.
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.SHORT TERM... (Rest of today through Thursday) Issued at 147 PM EDT Wed Jul 15 2026
Few changes to the overall pattern through the short term period as an area of weak high pressure remains in place over the Gulf, in tandem with ridging aloft, supporting light southeasterly winds and some subsidence aloft. Additionally, we are still seeing the impacts associated with the presence of Saharan dust over the region, which is helping limit convective potential across the area. As a result, atmospheric profiles are looking fairly dry across the area, with PWATs in the 1.4-1.6 inch range, well below th…
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- News dailydispatch.com
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- News WWAYTV3
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Show 21 earlier updates
- NWS MFL storm report Storm report
- USA Today News
- AOL.com News
Miami-Dade firefighters pull out of once massive wildfires as blazes near end
- Yahoo News
Miami-Dade firefighters pull out of once massive wildfires as blazes near end
- AOL.com News
Miami-Dade County air quality alert extended due to wildfire smoke
- cw34.com News
Fire scorches 19,008 acres; three West Miami-Dade blazes total 22,000+ acres
- CBS News News
- cw34.com News
Fire scorches 19,008 acres; three West Miami-Dade blazes total 22,000+ acres
- WPLG Local 10 News
ICE transfers detainees from Krome Detention Center as wildfires burn nearby
- WPLG Local 10 News
- WPLG Local 10 News
- WPEC News
Florida’s Turnpike reopens after smoke, flames cause shutdown in west Miami-Dade
- Miami Herald News
Miami wildfire update: Emergency crews continue containment effort
- facebook.com News
- WFLA News
Massive brush fires cause road closures, evacuations in Miami-Dade County
- WLRN News
Smoke from continuing brush fires in western Miami-Dade threaten Broward County residents
- dailydispatch.com News
Crews in South Florida now battling 2 wildfires; 3500-acre Quarry 2 Fire and 450-acre Well Fire
- dailydispatch.com News
Crews battle 600-acre Quarry 2 Fire in Miami-Dade as smoke impacts air quality
- NBC 6 South Florida News
- CBS News News
Crews now battling 2 Everglades wildfires near Doral as thick smoke and ash impact air quality
- WSVN News
Updates are captured automatically from official and news sources, and may lag the live source. For the very latest, see NASA EONET ↗.