Mosquito Fire
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.
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.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 2, 2025 | 2,722 | |
| July 9, 2025 | 8,373 | +5,651 |
| July 15, 2025 | 7,448 | -925 |
| September 2, 2025 | 8,373 | +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.