Movie Dome Fire, Florida

The Movie Dome Fire burned in Miami-Dade County, Florida, about 21 miles (34 km) west of Homestead, Florida. NASA began tracking it on August 19, 2026. Its latest size is 6,222 acres (2,518 hectares, 25 km²), about 43 percent the size of Manhattan, or about 4,714 American football fields. NASA stopped tracking it after August 19.
Containment and crews
According to the national interagency fire record, it is 100 percent contained, fully under control, with 14 firefighters and support staff assigned.
Its cause is listed as natural.
Fire behavior reported: minimal.
It was fully contained on August 24, 2026.
The orange outline on the map is the fire’s mapped perimeter.
Seen from space


True color from the VIIRS instrument on the NOAA-20 satellite. Red dots are fires detected by their heat; smoke shows as gray-brown haze. The ring marks where the event was reported. Pictures: NASA Worldview (GIBS) from the daily satellite passes; clouds can hide the ground on some days.
Fire size and location from NASA EONET and the National Interagency Fire Center’s incident records (IRWIN, WFIGS). For evacuations and closures, follow local officials and InciWeb.
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