Dome Fire Reaches 6,632 Acres in Yosemite, 40% Contained as of Oct. 3
The Dome Fire has burned 6,632 acres in Yosemite National Park and is 40% contained as of Oct. 3, with 765 personnel assigned; Glacier Point Road stays closed.
CA
In 2025, fire departments serving Auburn responded to 214 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $800K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Building fires lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 55% of all calls.
Aug peaks. Oct dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
1,496 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2021. $5.0M cumulative property loss. 2 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 407 | — | |
| 2022 | 374 | -8.1% | |
| 2023 | 272 | -27.3% | |
| 2024 | 229 | -15.8% | |
| 2025 | 214 | -6.6% |
For the 42 building fires Auburn departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 129 building fires investigators classified across 2021–2025. The room or location where ignition occurred — kitchens, bedrooms, exterior, vehicle areas — tells you where to focus prevention.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 28 | 21.7% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 19 | 14.7% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 15 | 11.6% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 7 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 7 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 5 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 5 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Storage area, other | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | Equipment or service area, other | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 10 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 31 | 24.0% |
NFIRS Heat Source (HEAT_SOURC) — the physical thing that started it. Spark or ember from operating equipment, an open flame, smoking materials, or hot embers from a fireplace are the leading culprits nationwide. Here's the Auburn mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 71 | 55.0% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 13 | 10.1% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 8 | 6.2% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 7 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 5 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | Cigarette lighter | 3 | 2.3% | |
| 10 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 2 | 1.6% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 5 | 3.9% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Auburn departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 99% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $800,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 2 | $686,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $75,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $45,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $30,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $25,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $20,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Auburn sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
5 fire-related casualties recorded in NFIRS Module 11 across the 2021–2025 window. Age, gender, and severity are coarse-binned — no individual identification possible.
| Age | Count | |
|---|---|---|
| 0-9 | 0 | |
| 10-19 | 0 | |
| 20-29 | 2 | |
| 30-39 | 0 | |
| 40-49 | 1 | |
| 50-59 | 0 | |
| 60-69 | 0 | |
| 70-79 | 1 | |
| 80+ | 1 |
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 364,847 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 97,717 | 26.6 mi | |
| 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 70,868 | 43.4 mi | |
| 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 27,440 | 27.9 mi | |
| 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 24,580 | 34.8 mi | |
| 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16,761 | 31.9 mi | |
| 1999 | Other causes | 11,725 | 39.8 mi | |
| 2008 | Natural | 10,836 | 29.1 mi | |
| 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | 9,820 | 24.1 mi | |
| 2008 | Natural | 9,164 | 31.9 mi | |
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8,422 | 21.8 mi | |
| 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8,200 | 35.5 mi | |
| 2004 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7,700 | 44.7 mi |
Top 9 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.
Six California cities with population within ±25% of Auburn. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
A 30-minute weekend can cut your home's exposure substantially. These four checklists are a good starting point.
Numbers reflect incidents reported by participating fire departments to the National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) Public Data Release for calendar year 2025. NFIRS is voluntary — about 23,000 of roughly 30,000 US fire departments report — so totals are a strong indicator, not a complete census. Per-capita comparisons use 2023 ACS population estimates. Wildland fire data complements NFIRS with NIFC and USFS perimeters. Active-fire counts come from a dated NIFC snapshot, not a live feed.