In what is now deemed the largest wildfire in Florida this year, the Everglades blaze that has been blowing smoke into Broward County, has grown to 42,000 acres, the Florida Forest Service said Thursday afternoon.

Danielson noted that Everglades wildfires often go unnoticed by the public, and it’s unusual for wind patterns to push smoke into metro areas. But a persistent west-to-southwesterly wind is doing just that, said Chuck Caracozza, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Miami.

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.

TAMPA, Fla. — Wildfires in the Everglades continue to impact South Florida as the fires continue to burn across thousands of acres. Smokey conditions were reported early Wednesday around 2 a.m. by the National Weather Service in Miami, describing smokey conditions across parts of Broward County.

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,