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 Dixon responded to 203 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $250K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Grass fire lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 56% of all calls.
Jun peaks. Feb dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
1,015 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $5.3M cumulative property loss. 1 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 148 | — | |
| 2022 | 223 | +50.7% | |
| 2023 | 196 | -12.1% | |
| 2024 | 245 | +25.0% | |
| 2025 | 203 | -17.1% |
For the 13 building fires Dixon departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 473 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 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 88 | 18.6% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 86 | 18.2% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 70 | 14.8% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 61 | 12.9% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 40 | 8.5% | |
| 6 | Other | 21 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Railroad right of way: on or near | 15 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 13 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | Vehicle area, other | 8 | 1.7% | |
| 10 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 7 | 1.5% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 64 | 13.5% |
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 Dixon mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 295 | 62.4% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 32 | 6.8% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 22 | 4.7% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 19 | 4.0% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 14 | 3.0% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 12 | 2.5% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 11 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 11 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | Chemical reaction | 9 | 1.9% | |
| 10 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 8 | 1.7% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 40 | 8.5% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Dixon departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 87% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 2 | $60,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $50,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $35,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $22,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $20,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $20,000 | Natural vegetation fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Dixon sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
7 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 | 1 | |
| 30-39 | 2 | |
| 40-49 | 2 | |
| 50-59 | 0 | |
| 60-69 | 0 | |
| 70-79 | 1 | |
| 80+ | 0 |
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 878,474 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Natural | 305,651 | 28.0 mi | |
| 2018 | Other causes | 90,288 | 32.2 mi | |
| 2015 | Other causes | 69,363 | 48.3 mi | |
| 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 67,484 | 38.9 mi | |
| 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 56,556 | 35.0 mi | |
| 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 51,624 | 23.0 mi | |
| 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 40,000 | 45.3 mi | |
| 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 39,138 | 40.5 mi | |
| 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 36,807 | 44.9 mi | |
| 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 25,156 | 45.5 mi | |
| 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 17,944 | 44.3 mi | |
| 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | 9,820 | 39.6 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 Dixon. 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.