Florida Forest Service. The fire underwent explosive growth from a day earlier when its size was measured at 1,600 acres of land. Just to the west, another smaller fire, the Saw Grass Fire,

In some areas, crews are relying on helicopters to scoop water from nearby canals and drop it on hotspots of the Mile Marker 39 Fire.

A fire ignited in the Florida Everglades Monday, quickly burning a large area of the national park, alarming nearby residents.

A wildfire burning through 1,800 acres of the Everglades is filling the air with smoke across South Florida. While scientists stress that no single fire can be directly pinned to climate change, a hotter,