Movie Dome Fire

Miami-Dade County, Florida · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Aug 23, 2026 (12 days ago)

First reported about 2 weeks ago

Metric	Last report	Now	Change
Size	987 acres Aug 21, 2:00 PM	6,222 acres Sep 5, 4:00 AM +5,235 acres was 987 acres · Aug 21, 2:00 PM	+5,235 acres in 15 days
Containment	30% Aug 21, 3:00 PM	60% Sep 5, 4:00 AM +30 percent was 30% · Aug 21, 3:00 PM	+30 percent in 15 days
Crew size	11 Aug 21, 3:00 PM	14 Sep 5, 4:00 AM +3 was 11 · Aug 21, 3:00 PM	+3 in 15 days
Money spent	$10,000 Aug 22, 4:00 PM	$11,000 Sep 5, 4:00 AM +$1,000 was $10,000 · Aug 22, 4:00 PM	+$1,000 in 14 days

Movie Dome Fire summary

The Movie Dome Fire is a wildfire near Miami-Dade County, Florida. It has burned about 6,222 acres (about 5,000 football fields). Crews have boxed in 60% of its edge; the other 40% isn't contained yet. It was first reported about 2 weeks ago. About 14 people are on it, run by a Type 4 IC.

Size: 6,222 acres
Containment: 60%
Discovered: August 19, 2026 (first reported about 2 weeks ago)
Cause: Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Monday, August 24th at 12:00 p.m. CDT.

Weather & fire-spread conditions

No Red Flag Warning. The National Weather Service hasn't flagged this area for dangerous fire-spread conditions right now.

Hot, dry, and windy weather can help a fire grow; cool, calm, or wet weather helps crews. The tags below rate each day for fire spread — green is calm, red can push a fire.

A general fire-weather guide (wind matters most, then how dry it is, then heat), not a prediction of what this fire will do.

Today

94°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 1 to 8 mph SE · 34% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Hot Some rain

Tonight

75°F · Partly Cloudy

Wind 1 to 7 mph E · 9% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Dry

Tuesday

94°F · Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 2 to 9 mph E · 48% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Hot Some rain

Tuesday Night

76°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 2 to 7 mph E · 33% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Some rain

Wednesday

93°F · Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

Wind 3 to 9 mph E · 75% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Hot Rain likely

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Monday, August 24th at 12:03 p.m. CDT.

Who's on it

About 14 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 4 IC. About $11,000 has been spent on it so far.

The official feed reports the total headcount, not a breakdown by crew type.

Where to get live updates

We show the daily official picture. For minute-by-minute updates, evacuation orders, and maps, these do it best:

→ Watch Duty: real-time fire reporting and evacuations.
→ InciWeb: the government's official fire information site.

Nearby fires to Movie Dome Fire

No other active fires are near this one right now. It's on its own.

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