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
- Ongoing
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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
Heat indices between 105-110 degrees expected today with fewer showers, mainly over interior west areas.
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Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Miami FL 750 AM EDT Tue Jul 14 2026
...New AVIATION...
.KEY MESSAGES... Updated at 740 AM EDT Tue Jul 14 2026
- Heat indices between 105-110 expected today. Take appropriate precautions during extended periods outdoors.
- Fewer showers and thunderstorms today, with best chances over west-interior areas.
- Drier air over the region will lead to lower rain chances overall, however scattered showers and storms may develop across interior areas each afternoon and push towards the coastal areas during the early evening hours.
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.SHORT TERM... (Today through Wednesday) Issued at 420 AM EDT Tue Jul 14 2026
Model ensembles and global solutions show fair consensus regarding a shortwave trough feature remaining over the SE CONUS today, keeping deeper moisture over the northern half of the Florida peninsula. Meanwhile, it seems that finally the Saharan Dust Layer will begin taming down the overall weather pattern across SoFlo today. Latest NBM and ensemble POPs/Wx coverage drops below 20 percent for most east coast locations this afternoon, 20-40% for most west coast locations. The overall weak SE flow w…
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- News dailydispatch.com
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- News WWAYTV3
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Show 19 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
- 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 ↗.