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 Martinez responded to 193 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $500K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Outside rubbish fire, other lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 55% of all calls.
May peaks. Dec dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
1,181 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2022. $3.8M cumulative property loss. 1 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 236 | — | |
| 2022 | 268 | +13.6% | |
| 2023 | 254 | -5.2% | |
| 2024 | 230 | -9.4% | |
| 2025 | 193 | -16.1% |
For the 3 building fires Martinez departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 255 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 | 87 | 34.1% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 34 | 13.3% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 16 | 6.3% | |
| 4 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 11 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 9 | 3.5% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 9 | 3.5% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 8 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 7 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 7 | 2.7% | |
| 10 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 7 | 2.7% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 60 | 23.5% |
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 Martinez mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 175 | 68.6% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 18 | 7.1% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 13 | 5.1% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 9 | 3.5% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 8 | 3.1% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 7 | 2.7% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 5 | 2.0% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 4 | 1.6% | |
| 9 | Candle | 4 | 1.6% | |
| 10 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 1.2% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 9 | 3.5% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Martinez departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 97% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 2 | $40,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $25,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $12,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $10,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $8,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $8,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Martinez sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 979,490 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 | 396,624 | 49.7 mi | |
| 2020 | Natural | 305,651 | 36.9 mi | |
| 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 67,484 | 44.5 mi | |
| 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 56,556 | 34.3 mi | |
| 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 51,624 | 28.1 mi | |
| 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | 12,354 | 41.7 mi | |
| 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12,200 | 40.5 mi | |
| 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 8,051 | 35.1 mi | |
| 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 6,804 | 49.1 mi | |
| 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 6,744 | 36.1 mi | |
| 2014 | Fireworks | 6,488 | 35.5 mi | |
| 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5,731 | 38.9 mi |
Top 4 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 Martinez. 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.