{"id":375,"date":"2026-05-12T20:31:34","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T20:31:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=375"},"modified":"2026-05-12T20:31:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T20:31:34","slug":"expected-rain-could-help-crews-as-they-battle-broward-and-miami-dade-wildfires","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=375","title":{"rendered":"Expected rain could help crews as they battle 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 could help put down flames it could also make smokey conditions worse.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=374\">Two men accused of smuggling powerful opioid to Miami, for making into fake pills<\/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 80% contained as of Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The other fire, in Florida City in southwest Miami-Dade County, reached 300 acres and was 65% 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=373\">Leader says Florida House will fund Tri-Rail; Senate outlook uncertain<\/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=372\">DUI crash left a Miami-Dade deputy badly hurt. 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