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.
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In 2025, fire departments serving Concord responded to 555 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $700K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Outside rubbish fire, other lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 62% of all calls.
Jul peaks. Dec dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
3,315 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $24.7M cumulative property loss. 1 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 631 | — | |
| 2022 | 714 | +13.2% | |
| 2023 | 660 | -7.6% | |
| 2024 | 755 | +14.4% | |
| 2025 | 555 | -26.5% |
For the 29 building fires Concord departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 713 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 | 187 | 26.2% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 126 | 17.7% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 48 | 6.7% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 43 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 25 | 3.5% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 23 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 21 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 20 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 20 | 2.8% | |
| 10 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 13 | 1.8% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 187 | 26.2% |
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 Concord mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 482 | 67.6% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 61 | 8.6% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 42 | 5.9% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 23 | 3.2% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 19 | 2.7% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 16 | 2.2% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 13 | 1.8% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 11 | 1.5% | |
| 9 | Heat, spark from friction | 5 | 0.7% | |
| 10 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 5 | 0.7% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 36 | 5.0% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Concord departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 84% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $700,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 3 | $250,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $80,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $50,000 | Outside storage fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Concord sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 980,208 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 396,624 | 44.7 mi | |
| 2020 | Natural | 305,651 | 41.0 mi | |
| 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 67,484 | 49.4 mi | |
| 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 56,556 | 39.5 mi | |
| 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 51,624 | 31.8 mi | |
| 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | 12,354 | 48.1 mi | |
| 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12,200 | 34.5 mi | |
| 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 8,051 | 37.3 mi | |
| 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 6,804 | 42.9 mi | |
| 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 6,744 | 30.3 mi | |
| 2014 | Fireworks | 6,488 | 37.7 mi | |
| 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5,731 | 42.1 mi |
Top 3 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 Concord. 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.