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 Garberville responded to 15 fire and hazmat incidents . Here's the full picture.
Grass fire lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 80% of all calls.
Nov peaks. Mar dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
90 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2021. $60K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 25 | — | |
| 2022 | 20 | -20.0% | |
| 2023 | 18 | -10.0% | |
| 2024 | 12 | -33.3% | |
| 2025 | 15 | +25.0% |
For the 0 building fires Garberville departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 7 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 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 28.6% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 2 | 28.6% | |
| 3 | Storage area, other | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Wall surface: exterior | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 1 | 14.3% |
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 Garberville mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 5 | 71.4% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 14.3% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Garberville sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 761,846 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Natural | 328,363 | 38.2 mi | |
| 2012 | Natural | 41,983 | 38.8 mi | |
| 2015 | Natural | 34,006 | 35.0 mi | |
| 2008 | Natural | 32,903 | 49.2 mi | |
| 2008 | Natural | 32,250 | 37.0 mi | |
| 2015 | Natural | 27,150 | 44.7 mi | |
| 2020 | Natural | 26,196 | 47.7 mi | |
| 2008 | Natural | 25,199 | 34.9 mi | |
| 2008 | Natural | 24,776 | 47.0 mi | |
| 2015 | Natural | 18,178 | 26.9 mi | |
| 2008 | Natural | 17,449 | 45.7 mi | |
| 2015 | Natural | 15,378 | 46.5 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 Garberville. 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.