{"id":332,"date":"2026-05-12T15:31:53","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T15:31:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=332"},"modified":"2026-05-12T15:31:53","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T15:31:53","slug":"progress-being-made-fighting-broward-and-miami-dade-wildfires","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=332","title":{"rendered":"Progress being made fighting Broward and Miami-Dade wildfires"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Firefighters from multiple departments continued battling wildfires burning large swaths of Miami-Dade and Broward counties Tuesday, with officials warning that although rain that could help put down flames could also make smokey conditions worse.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=330\">Florida pastors outraged by Christian leader\u2019s defense of golden Trump statue<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The larger fire, which officials are calling the Max Road Fire and is on U.S. 27 in the Everglades, grew to 11,090 acres on Monday. The Florida Forest Service says firefighters have it 60% contained as of Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The other fire, in Florida City in southwest Miami-Dade County, reached 300 acres and was 50% contained, according to the Forest Service\u2019s interactive map.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Firefighters with Miami-Dade, Broward and Pembroke Pines fire rescue departments, as well as members of the Forest Service are attacking the fire from the ground and air.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=328\">Watch 2026 Miami Herald Silver Knight Awards that honor top high school seniors<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The National Weather Service forecasted for Tuesday afternoon into the night a high chance of rain and thunderstorms that might help douse the flames. But, Erika Benitez, a Miami-Dade Fire Rescue spokeswoman, warned that the precipitation could also exacerbate the thick smoke affecting areas near the fires.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile the rainfall may assist in firefighting efforts, it may also cause smoke and haze to settle closer to the ground, potentially impacting some of the nearby communities,\u201d Benitez said in a video statement released by the department on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=327\">Bon Jovi\u2019s youngest just graduated from UM. What we know about him<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p><i>This story will be updated as more information becomes available.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--]--><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The larger fire, which officials are calling the Max Road Fire and is on U.S. 27 in the Everglades, grew to 11,090 acres on Monday. 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