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.
In 2025, fire departments serving Klamath responded to 25 fire and hazmat incidents . Here's the full picture.
Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 84% of all calls.
Aug peaks. Jan dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
90 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2025. $500K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 14 | — | |
| 2022 | 24 | +71.4% | |
| 2023 | 13 | -45.8% | |
| 2024 | 14 | +7.7% | |
| 2025 | 25 | +78.6% |
For the 3 building fires Klamath departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 3 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 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 1 | 33.3% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 1 | 33.3% |
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 Klamath mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 2 | 66.7% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 33.3% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Klamath sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,564,711 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Natural | 499,945 | 34.7 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 157,270 | 40.8 mi | |
| 2020 | Natural | 142,386 | 38.0 mi | |
| 1999 | Natural | 124,898 | 45.5 mi | |
| 2014 | Natural | 115,279 | 38.0 mi | |
| 2008 | Natural | 65,834 | 22.3 mi | |
| 2017 | Natural | 60,910 | 48.8 mi | |
| 2017 | Natural | 45,403 | 32.9 mi | |
| 2008 | Natural | 44,452 | 30.8 mi | |
| 2008 | Natural | 38,394 | 36.0 mi | |
| 2018 | Natural | 38,134 | 37.5 mi | |
| 1994 | Natural | 28,953 | 20.9 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 | 95548 | 89 |
Six California cities with population within ±25% of Klamath. 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.