Florida wildfires

Iron Fire

OutMiami-Dade County, Florida2025Wildfire

The Iron Fire was reported on July 8, 2025 in Miami-Dade County, Florida and burned 1,374 acres. It was declared out on July 18, 2025. The cause is listed as natural.

Size
1,374 acres
Contained
100%
Discovered
July 8, 2025
Personnel
2

Map

Perimeter mapped September 2, 2025 at 2:28 PM EDT, 1,736 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 25.652, -80.668.

Live radar at the fire Forecast for The Hammocks

The incident

Size
1,374 acres
Containment
100%
Discovered
July 8, 2025 at 4:51 PM EDT
Contained
July 12, 2025 at 5:41 PM EDT
Controlled
July 18, 2025 at 5:00 PM EDT
Declared out
July 18, 2025 at 5:00 PM EDT
Cause
Natural
Location
15 Miles N from Homestead, FL
County
Miami-Dade County
State
Florida
Nearest city reported
Homestead
Protecting agency
NPS
Jurisdiction
NPS
Land ownership at origin
NPS
Personnel assigned
2
Incident management
Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
Primary fuel
Short Grass (1 foot)
Estimated cost to date
$50,000
Incident type
Wildfire
Unique fire identifier
2025-FLEVP-002086
IRWIN identifier
93AA4100-75F9-4F09-B968-87C4BA89C2CF

Growth

Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 11, 2025 (644 acres) to September 2, 2025 (1,736 acres). The largest one-day growth was 1,092 acres, mapped July 13, 2025.

DayAcresChange
July 11, 2025644
July 13, 20251,736+1,092
September 2, 20251,7360

Weather in the area

This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for The Hammocks, FL covers the area today.

Nearby

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Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated May 15, 2026 at 11:11 AM EDT. Identifier 2025-FLEVP-002086.