Dome Fire Reaches 6,632 Acres in Yosemite, 40% Contained as of Oct. 3
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In 2025, fire departments serving Mead Valley responded to 138 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $900K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 59% of all calls.
Jan peaks. Nov dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
612 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2025. $6.4M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 102 | — | |
| 2022 | 125 | +22.5% | |
| 2023 | 116 | -7.2% | |
| 2024 | 131 | +12.9% | |
| 2025 | 138 | +5.3% |
For the 6 building fires Mead Valley departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 209 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 | 39 | 18.7% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 31 | 14.8% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 27 | 12.9% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 23 | 11.0% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 16 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 9 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 5 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 4 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 4 | 1.9% | |
| 10 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 4 | 1.9% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 47 | 22.5% |
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 Mead Valley mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 122 | 58.4% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 18 | 8.6% | |
| 3 | Cigarette lighter | 10 | 4.8% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 9 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 6 | 2.9% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 2.4% | |
| 7 | Match | 5 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | Heat, spark from friction | 4 | 1.9% | |
| 10 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 4 | 1.9% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 22 | 10.5% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Mead Valley departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 95% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $900,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 3 | $150,000 | Fire in portable building, fixed location | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $80,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $35,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $20,000 | Grass fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Mead Valley sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,015,097 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 | 115,997 | 48.1 mi | |
| 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 91,281 | 25.1 mi | |
| 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 65,000 | 31.2 mi | |
| 2006 | Natural | 61,700 | 48.6 mi | |
| 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 59,788 | 25.7 mi | |
| 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 56,427 | 44.3 mi | |
| 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 51,000 | 31.4 mi | |
| 2007 | Other causes | 49,390 | 45.3 mi | |
| 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 40,200 | 30.1 mi | |
| 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 37,240 | 39.7 mi | |
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 36,274 | 31.3 mi | |
| 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 33,424 | 21.4 mi |
Top 2 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 Mead Valley. 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.