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 Lincoln responded to 303 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $200K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Grass fire lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 49% of all calls.
May peaks. Oct dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
1,125 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2025. $6.0M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 205 | — | |
| 2022 | 203 | -1.0% | |
| 2023 | 185 | -8.9% | |
| 2024 | 229 | +23.8% | |
| 2025 | 303 | +32.3% |
For the 19 building fires Lincoln departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 187 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 | Undetermined | 45 | 24.1% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 22 | 11.8% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 20 | 10.7% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 11 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 10 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Other | 7 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 7 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 7 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | Wall surface: exterior | 6 | 3.2% | |
| 10 | Vehicle area, other | 6 | 3.2% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 46 | 24.6% |
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 Lincoln mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 121 | 64.7% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 15 | 8.0% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 10 | 5.3% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 8 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 7 | 3.7% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 4 | 2.1% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 1.6% | |
| 8 | Chemical reaction | 3 | 1.6% | |
| 9 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 3 | 1.6% | |
| 10 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 1.1% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 11 | 5.9% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Lincoln departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 86% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $50,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $40,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $30,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $20,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $10,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Lincoln sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 464,356 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 | 37.7 mi | |
| 2018 | Other causes | 90,288 | 49.0 mi | |
| 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 70,868 | 49.1 mi | |
| 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 27,440 | 38.6 mi | |
| 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 24,580 | 46.0 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19,609 | 47.6 mi | |
| 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16,761 | 43.3 mi | |
| 1999 | Other causes | 11,725 | 42.5 mi | |
| 2008 | Natural | 10,836 | 39.3 mi | |
| 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | 9,820 | 25.0 mi | |
| 2008 | Natural | 9,164 | 41.8 mi | |
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8,422 | 33.2 mi |
Top 10 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 Lincoln. 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.