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 Fort Jones responded to 23 fire and hazmat incidents . Here's the full picture.
Forest, woods or wildland fire lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 70% of all calls.
May peaks. Jul dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
155 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2021. $2K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 46 | — | |
| 2022 | 33 | -28.3% | |
| 2023 | 32 | -3.0% | |
| 2024 | 21 | -34.4% | |
| 2025 | 23 | +9.5% |
For the 2 building fires Fort Jones departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 26 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 | 5 | 19.2% | |
| 2 | Function area, other | 4 | 15.4% | |
| 3 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 3 | 11.5% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 11.5% | |
| 5 | Equipment or service area, other | 2 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 7.7% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Storage room, area, tank, or bin | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 10 | Vehicle area, other | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 3 | 11.5% |
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 Fort Jones mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 7 | 26.9% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 4 | 15.4% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 3 | 11.5% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 11.5% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Conducted heat from another fire | 2 | 7.7% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | Match | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 10 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 1 | 3.8% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Fort Jones sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,222,483 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 | 157,270 | 31.6 mi | |
| 2020 | Natural | 142,386 | 42.9 mi | |
| 1999 | Natural | 124,898 | 44.6 mi | |
| 2014 | Natural | 115,279 | 28.9 mi | |
| 2008 | Natural | 65,834 | 39.1 mi | |
| 2017 | Natural | 60,910 | 16.7 mi | |
| 2017 | Natural | 45,403 | 34.9 mi | |
| 2008 | Natural | 44,452 | 30.5 mi | |
| 2008 | Natural | 38,394 | 32.7 mi | |
| 2018 | Natural | 38,134 | 43.8 mi | |
| 2018 | Debris and open burning | 38,008 | 24.4 mi | |
| 2014 | Natural | 35,129 | 39.7 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 | 96032 | 155 |
Six California cities with population within ±25% of Fort Jones. 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.