{"id":295,"date":"2026-05-11T15:44:33","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T15:44:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=295"},"modified":"2026-05-11T15:44:33","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T15:44:33","slug":"wildfires-in-broward-and-miami-dade-counties-cut-road-visibility-and-access-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=295","title":{"rendered":"Wildfires in Broward and Miami-Dade counties cut road visibility and access"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Wildfires continued to burn up large areas of Broward and Miami-Dade counties on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=293\">Over 100 people get norovirus on cruise ship that left from Fort Lauderdale<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>While there have been no reported injuries, the smoke from the fires is reducing visibility on the roads, officials said. Firefighters from several departments, including Miami-Dade and Broward, as well as the Florida Forest Service, battled the flames.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The larger fire is burning on U.S. 27 west of Pembroke Pines. State officials are calling it the Max Road Fire. As of Monday morning, it was burning around 4,800 acres and was only 20% contained, according to the Florida Department of Agriculture\u2019s interactive wildfire map.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The city of Weston issued a statement Monday that the fire started near Mack\u2019s Fish Camp at 18599 Krome Ave., and has spread to two more locations \u2014 near Holly Lake in Pembroke Pines and three miles west of U.S. 27, heading north-northeast toward Everglades Holiday Park.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cPersons with respiratory illnesses or sensitivity should monitor the air quality or stay indoors. The air quality can change by the hour depending on the winds and the heat,\u201d the city said in the statement, adding the fires are not encroaching on residential areas.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Everglades Holiday Park, well-known for its airboat tours and alligator shows, announced Monday morning that it was closing due to the fires.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The fire in Miami-Dade is in Florida City, the last mainland town before the Florida Keys. As of Monday, it was burning around 210 acres and was 30% contained, officials said.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Although much smaller than the one in Broward, the South Miami-Dade fire affected traffic going in and out of the Keys on Sunday, with officials closing Card Sound Road, one of the two arteries accessing the island chain from Sunday evening into early Monday morning.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=292\">\u2018People flying off the boat.\u2019 Blast hurts 11 people at Haulover Sandbar: witness<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The road reopened around 7 a.m. Monday, according to the Monroe County Sheriff\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Smoke from the fire became so thick in Florida City on U.S. 1 that all traffic in the town Sunday afternoon was diverted to Krome Avenue.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Thick smoke filled the air and small sheets of ash fell on the residents of the Southern Comfort RV Park on Southwest 344th Street.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cYeah, that\u2019s the scary thing,\u201d said Vicky Risley, from Springfield, Illinois. \u201cVery interesting Mother\u2019s Day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Risley, 68, is \u201ctrying to be a snow bird,\u201d the term for seasonal Floridians, and has been staying at the RV park since March. \u201cI\u2019ve never seen anything like this,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Ralph Baena, emergency operations administrative division chief with Miami-Dade Fire Rescue, said Monday that firefighters are working to contain the fire away from homes in Florida City and Homestead.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have units in place to make sure it doesn\u2019t spread any further than that,\u201d Baena said in a video statement released by the department.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=291\">Have you seen this Miami-Dade teen? She\u2019s been missing for 2 days<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p><i>This story will be updated as more information becomes available.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--]--><!-- --><\/p>\n<p>This story was originally published <span>May 11, 2026 at 10:40 AM<span>.<\/span><\/span><!-- --><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!-- --><\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Large wildfires continue to burn in Broward and Miami-Dade counties. 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