Florida wildfires

Mosquito Fire

OutMonroe County, Florida2025Wildfire

The Mosquito Fire was reported on July 1, 2025 in Monroe County, Florida and burned 8,373 acres. It was declared out on July 18, 2025. The cause is listed as natural.

Size
8,373 acres
Contained
100%
Discovered
July 1, 2025
Personnel
10

Map

Perimeter mapped September 2, 2025 at 2:26 PM EDT, 8,373 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 25.533, -80.897.

Live radar at the fire Forecast for Homestead

The incident

Size
8,373 acres
Containment
100%
Discovered
July 1, 2025 at 8:58 AM EDT
Contained
July 11, 2025 at 4:19 PM EDT
Controlled
July 18, 2025 at 5:00 PM EDT
Declared out
July 18, 2025 at 5:00 PM EDT
Cause
Natural
Location
22 Miles W from Homestead, FL
County
Monroe County
State
Florida
Protecting agency
NPS
Jurisdiction
NPS
Land ownership at origin
NPS
Personnel assigned
10
Incident management
Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
Primary fuel
Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
Estimated cost to date
$60,000
Incident type
Wildfire
Unique fire identifier
2025-FLEVP-002016
IRWIN identifier
24F4C072-FCD9-4AFB-8B26-EB454DEABA28

Growth

Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 2, 2025 (2,722 acres) to September 2, 2025 (8,373 acres). The largest one-day growth was 5,651 acres, mapped July 9, 2025.

DayAcresChange
July 2, 20252,722
July 9, 20258,373+5,651
July 15, 20257,448-925
September 2, 20258,373+925

Weather in the area

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

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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 September 2, 2025 at 2:26 PM EDT. Identifier 2025-FLEVP-002016.