Dome Fire Reaches 6,632 Acres in Yosemite, 40% Contained as of Oct. 3
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In 2025, fire departments serving Fort Bragg responded to 140 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $40K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Unauthorized burning lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 94% of all calls.
Dec peaks. Jan dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
790 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2021. $2.5M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 172 | — | |
| 2022 | 150 | -12.8% | |
| 2023 | 157 | +4.7% | |
| 2024 | 171 | +8.9% | |
| 2025 | 140 | -18.1% |
For the 2 building fires Fort Bragg departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 44 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 | Function area, other | 6 | 13.6% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 6 | 13.6% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 11.4% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 3 | 6.8% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Storage area, other | 2 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Wall surface: exterior | 2 | 4.5% | |
| 9 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 4.5% | |
| 10 | Other | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 11 | 25.0% |
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 Fort Bragg mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 25 | 56.8% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 16 | 36.4% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 5 | Incendiary device | 1 | 2.3% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Fort Bragg departments in 2025. These 2 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $40,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $40,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Fort Bragg sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 698,618 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 410,203 | 39.5 mi | |
| 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | 83,323 | 48.9 mi | |
| 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 48,920 | 44.1 mi | |
| 2012 | Natural | 41,983 | 46.3 mi | |
| 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 36,523 | 36.4 mi | |
| 2014 | Natural | 12,535 | 28.6 mi | |
| 2020 | Natural | 12,283 | 46.5 mi | |
| 2008 | Natural | 5,581 | 13.7 mi | |
| 2008 | Natural | 4,466 | 25.1 mi | |
| 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | 4,416 | 44.9 mi | |
| 2008 | Natural | 3,597 | 30.2 mi | |
| 2008 | Natural | 3,416 | 25.9 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 | 95437 | 790 |
Six California cities with population within ±25% of Fort Bragg. 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.