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 Fairfax responded to 44 fire and hazmat incidents . Here's the full picture.
Building fires lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 87% of all calls.
Oct peaks. Jan dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
267 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2023. $575K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 63 | — | |
| 2022 | 48 | -23.8% | |
| 2023 | 69 | +43.8% | |
| 2024 | 43 | -37.7% | |
| 2025 | 44 | +2.3% |
For the 9 building fires Fairfax departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 48 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 | Outside area, other | 9 | 18.8% | |
| 2 | Wildland, woods | 6 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Other | 5 | 10.4% | |
| 4 | Wall surface: exterior | 5 | 10.4% | |
| 5 | Storage area, other | 3 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Undetermined | 3 | 6.2% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 2 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 4.2% | |
| 10 | Structural area, other | 2 | 4.2% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 9 | 18.8% |
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 Fairfax mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 20 | 41.7% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 10.4% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 4 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 2 | 4.2% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Match | 2 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 2 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 2 | 4.2% | |
| 10 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 2.1% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 6 | 12.5% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Fairfax sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 595,960 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 | 38.3 mi | |
| 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 67,484 | 39.2 mi | |
| 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 56,556 | 29.8 mi | |
| 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 51,624 | 33.8 mi | |
| 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 36,807 | 42.9 mi | |
| 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | 12,354 | 16.6 mi | |
| 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 8,051 | 44.3 mi | |
| 2014 | Fireworks | 6,488 | 44.9 mi | |
| 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5,731 | 43.7 mi | |
| 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5,731 | 39.8 mi | |
| 2020 | Natural | 5,000 | 40.5 mi | |
| 2020 | Natural | 4,929 | 13.4 mi |
Top 1 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.
| # | ZIP | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 94930 | 267 |
Six California cities with population within ±25% of Fairfax. 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.