Chipmunk Fire

Miami-Dade County, Florida · Wildfire

Contained Official numbers updated Sep 29, 2026 (7 days ago)

First reported about 7 weeks ago

Metric	Last report	Now	Change
Size	15,508 acres Aug 24, 3:00 PM	17,000 acres Oct 6, 12:00 AM +1,492 acres was 15,508 acres · Aug 24, 3:00 PM	+1,492 acres in about 1 month
Containment	90% Aug 26, 2:00 PM	100% Oct 6, 12:00 AM +10 percent was 90% · Aug 26, 2:00 PM	+10 percent in about 1 month
Crew size	2 Aug 22, 4:00 PM	11 Oct 6, 12:00 AM +9 was 2 · Aug 22, 4:00 PM	+9 in about 1 month
Money spent	$25,000 Aug 25, 5:00 PM	$35,000 Oct 6, 12:00 AM +$10,000 was $25,000 · Aug 25, 5:00 PM	+$10,000 in about 1 month

Chipmunk Fire summary

The Chipmunk Fire is a wildfire near Miami-Dade County, Florida. It has burned about 17,000 acres (about 13,000 football fields). Crews have it fully contained, with a line all the way around it. It was first reported about 7 weeks ago. About 11 people are on it, run by a Type 4 IC.

Size: 17,000 acres
Containment: 100%
Discovered: August 20, 2026 (first reported about 7 weeks ago)
Cause: Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Tuesday, October 6th at 12:00 a.m. CDT.

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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 a specific fire will do.

	Day	Night
Tonight	—	75°F · Showers And Thunderstorms Likely then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms Wind 1 to 5 mph SE · 60% rain Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Rain likely
Tuesday	91°F · Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms Wind 1 to 6 mph S · 55% rain Wind: Calm Heat: Hot Rain likely	75°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy Wind 3 mph SE · 49% rain Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Some rain
Wednesday	90°F · Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms Wind 1 to 8 mph S · 73% rain Wind: Calm Heat: Hot Rain likely	75°F · Showers And Thunderstorms Likely then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms Wind 1 to 6 mph SW · 73% rain Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Rain likely

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Tuesday, October 6th at 12:01 a.m. CDT.

Could this fire move fast?

Weather isn't the only thing that changes how a fire moves. The ground matters too: how steep it is, and what's growing on it. These four numbers are for the exact spot where this fire started, not the whole fire. A big fire crosses a lot of different ground.

0% tree canopy cover

The more tree cover above a fire, the easier it is for the fire to climb from the ground into the treetops. That's called a crown fire. Crown fires move faster, throw embers farther ahead of the fire, and are harder for crews to stop head-on.

Elevation and slope from the USGS 3D Elevation Program; fuel type and canopy cover from LANDFIRE (USGS and U.S. Forest Service), pulled Saturday, September 19th at 5:04 p.m. CDT.

Who's on it

About 11 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 4 IC. The government rates it a Type 4 Incident. About $35,000 has been spent on it so far.

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