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 Mendocino responded to 56 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $1.0M building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Power line down lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 73% of all calls.
Dec peaks. Jan dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
226 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2025. $1.6M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 28 | — | |
| 2022 | 37 | +32.1% | |
| 2023 | 50 | +35.1% | |
| 2024 | 55 | +10.0% | |
| 2025 | 56 | +1.8% |
For the 5 building fires Mendocino departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 19 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 | Wildland, woods | 4 | 21.1% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 15.8% | |
| 3 | Structural area, other | 2 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 2 | 10.5% | |
| 5 | Function area, other | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Dining room, cafeteria bar area, beverage service | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Processing/manufacturing area, workroom | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 8 | Storage room, area, tank, or bin | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 9 | Switchgear area, transformer vault | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 10 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 2 | 10.5% |
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 Mendocino mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 5 | 26.3% | |
| 2 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 15.8% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 15.8% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 15.8% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Heat from undetermined smoking material | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Sunlight | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 8 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 9 | Conducted heat from another fire | 1 | 5.3% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Mendocino departments in 2025. These 2 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Mendocino sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 658,173 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 410,203 | 36.8 mi | |
| 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | 83,323 | 46.9 mi | |
| 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 48,920 | 38.9 mi | |
| 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 36,523 | 33.7 mi | |
| 2014 | Natural | 12,535 | 37.1 mi | |
| 2020 | Natural | 12,283 | 48.1 mi | |
| 2008 | Natural | 5,581 | 22.6 mi | |
| 2008 | Natural | 4,466 | 17.9 mi | |
| 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | 4,416 | 41.2 mi | |
| 2008 | Natural | 3,597 | 38.8 mi | |
| 2008 | Natural | 3,416 | 21.3 mi | |
| 2008 | Natural | 3,043 | 41.6 mi |
Top 5 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 Mendocino. 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.