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.
CA
In 2025, fire departments serving Georgetown responded to 50 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $50 building blaze. 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 76% of all calls.
Jul peaks. Mar dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
252 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2022. $501K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 32 | — | |
| 2022 | 70 | +118.8% | |
| 2023 | 63 | -10.0% | |
| 2024 | 37 | -41.3% | |
| 2025 | 50 | +35.1% |
For the 3 building fires Georgetown departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 51 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 | 10 | 19.6% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 9 | 17.6% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 8 | 15.7% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 8 | 15.7% | |
| 5 | Other | 2 | 3.9% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 2 | 3.9% | |
| 9 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 2 | 3.9% | |
| 10 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 3.9% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 4 | 7.8% |
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 Georgetown mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 17 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 11 | 21.6% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 3 | 5.9% | |
| 4 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 3 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 3.9% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 2 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 2 | 3.9% | |
| 9 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 10 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 7 | 13.7% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Georgetown departments in 2025. These 1 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $50 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Georgetown sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 378,600 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 97,717 | 15.0 mi | |
| 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 70,868 | 40.0 mi | |
| 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 27,440 | 17.6 mi | |
| 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 24,580 | 22.8 mi | |
| 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | 16,823 | 43.0 mi | |
| 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16,761 | 19.5 mi | |
| 1999 | Other causes | 11,725 | 41.0 mi | |
| 2008 | Natural | 10,836 | 19.8 mi | |
| 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | 9,820 | 29.0 mi | |
| 2008 | Natural | 9,164 | 23.3 mi | |
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8,422 | 10.2 mi | |
| 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8,200 | 41.3 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 Georgetown. 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.