Miami, FL Fire Regulations: Wildfire Zones (2026)

Wildfire risk in the City of Miami is structurally low. The city sits on a coastal plain with dense urban development, limited continuous wildland fuel, and no significant slope or chaparral. Florida does not classify cities into California-style fire hazard severity zones, but the Florida Forest Service maps Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) areas under the federal definition - the band where structures meet undeveloped wildland. The bulk of Miami-Dade County's WUI sits along the western edge of the urbanized area where development meets Everglades National Park and Big Cypress, and along agricultural and natural preserves in the south county - not within the city of Miami's transect zones. New construction follows the Florida Building Code (the city is in the High Velocity Hurricane Zone, so wind-load standards are stricter than in most of Florida) and the Florida Fire Prevention Code, which is NFPA-based. Brush and wildland fire response in the metro area is handled by Miami-Dade Fire Rescue with mutual aid from the Florida Forest Service Everglades District. Confirm any property-specific WUI overlay status with Miami-Dade Fire Rescue.