Firefighters Monday were battling a wildfire that started outside of Everglades National Park but quickly entered the park and grew to roughly 1,400 acres.
The fire was spotted Sunday afternoon about 5 miles south of U.S. 41 in the northeast corner of the park. Everglades Fire Management along with Florida Forest Service and Miami Dade Fire Rescue were working to contain the fire and reduce smoke impacts.
The fire was actively burning in sawgrass prairie, brush, and invasive Australian pine and melaleuca in Everglades National Park and on state lands. Full suppression actions were being taken. Aerial and ground resources were conducting direct attack operations supplemented with burn-out operations as needed.
The cause of the fire was under investigation.
Personnel from Big Cypress National Preserve, Alaska Fire Service, Florida Forest Service, Miami Dade Fire Rescue and Aviation Resources from the Silver King Fire at Big Cypress National Preserve were assisting on the fire lines.
South Florida is currently experiencing hot, dry conditions typical of this time of year. Everyone can help prevent wildfires by fully extinguishing cigarettes, reporting smoke and fire immediately, and carefully monitoring and fully extinguishing any outdoor fires
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Curious, what makes the fire suspicious.
But why is it suspicious?