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 Mendota responded to 142 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $125K 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 75% of all calls.
Jul peaks. Feb dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
793 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2022. $11.9M cumulative property loss. 2 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 170 | — | |
| 2022 | 179 | +5.3% | |
| 2023 | 154 | -14.0% | |
| 2024 | 148 | -3.9% | |
| 2025 | 142 | -4.1% |
For the 2 building fires Mendota departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 178 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 | 51 | 28.7% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 37 | 20.8% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 19 | 10.7% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 10 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 9 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 8 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Other | 7 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 6 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | Structural area, other | 4 | 2.2% | |
| 10 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 1.7% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 24 | 13.5% |
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 Mendota mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 95 | 53.4% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 17 | 9.6% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 16 | 9.0% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 14 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Heat, spark from friction | 9 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 2.2% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 1.7% | |
| 9 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 3 | 1.7% | |
| 10 | Chemical reaction | 2 | 1.1% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 7 | 3.9% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Mendota departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 61% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $125,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $80,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $72,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $70,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $65,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $60,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $50,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Mendota sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
8 fire-related casualties recorded in NFIRS Module 11 across the 2021–2025 window. Age, gender, and severity are coarse-binned — no individual identification possible.
| Age | Count | |
|---|---|---|
| 0-9 | 2 | |
| 10-19 | 0 | |
| 20-29 | 0 | |
| 30-39 | 2 | |
| 40-49 | 2 | |
| 50-59 | 2 | |
| 60-69 | 0 | |
| 70-79 | 0 | |
| 80+ | 0 |
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 179,765 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 | 29,667 | 46.3 mi | |
| 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 25,000 | 46.3 mi | |
| 1996 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 18,340 | 18.7 mi | |
| 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | 16,820 | 22.7 mi | |
| 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10,000 | 44.1 mi | |
| 2006 | Natural | 8,400 | 21.9 mi | |
| 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 7,050 | 46.7 mi | |
| 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5,738 | 47.5 mi | |
| 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5,514 | 17.1 mi | |
| 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5,500 | 31.8 mi | |
| 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4,800 | 27.3 mi | |
| 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4,800 | 46.3 mi |
Top 8 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 Mendota. 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.