The National Weather Service on Thursday night issued a third fire alert for South Florida this week as a sprawling brush fire in south Miami-Dade County has consumed more than 24,000 acres.

It is a rare alert that also was issued Monday. Before then, it was last seen in January 2023. READ MORE: Get out your jacket ...

David Goodhue dgoodhue@miamiherald.com Nearly all of South Florida was under a Red Flag ... is an increased risk of fire danger. Red Flag warnings are a rare alert, but last month, South Florida ...

Now that a cold front has pushed through, South ... basically means our fire danger is high, with an increased probability of a fire quickly spreading out of control. The Florida Department ...

A large brush fire on Card Sound Road in south Miami-Dade near Florida City on Tuesday, March 18, 2025, has closed Card Sound Road and led to intermittent closures of U.S. 1 heading into the ...