Dome Fire Reaches 6,632 Acres in Yosemite, 40% Contained as of Oct. 3
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In 2025, fire departments serving Middletown responded to 24 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $2K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 79% of all calls.
Sep peaks. Jan dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
153 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2022. $864K cumulative property loss. 1 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 27 | — | |
| 2022 | 37 | +37.0% | |
| 2023 | 31 | -16.2% | |
| 2024 | 34 | +9.7% | |
| 2025 | 24 | -29.4% |
For the 0 building fires Middletown departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 26 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 | 4 | 15.4% | |
| 2 | Other | 3 | 11.5% | |
| 3 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 3 | 11.5% | |
| 4 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 3 | 11.5% | |
| 5 | Storage area, other | 2 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 7.7% | |
| 7 | Outside area, other | 2 | 7.7% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 10 | Structural area, other | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 4 | 15.4% |
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 Middletown mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 8 | 30.8% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 4 | 15.4% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 4 | 15.4% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 11.5% | |
| 5 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 2 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 10 | Multiple heat sources including multiple ignitions | 1 | 3.8% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Middletown departments in 2025. These 3 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $1,000 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $500 | Grass fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Middletown sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
5 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 | 1 | |
| 10-19 | 0 | |
| 20-29 | 1 | |
| 30-39 | 0 | |
| 40-49 | 0 | |
| 50-59 | 1 | |
| 60-69 | 0 | |
| 70-79 | 2 | |
| 80+ | 0 |
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,710,064 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 | 42.6 mi | |
| 2020 | Natural | 305,651 | 23.0 mi | |
| 2018 | Other causes | 90,288 | 23.1 mi | |
| 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | 83,323 | 38.4 mi | |
| 2019 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 76,825 | 8.4 mi | |
| 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 76,067 | 9.8 mi | |
| 2015 | Other causes | 69,363 | 13.1 mi | |
| 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 67,484 | 14.5 mi | |
| 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 56,556 | 25.1 mi | |
| 2020 | Natural | 55,209 | 25.2 mi | |
| 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 51,624 | 32.2 mi | |
| 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 48,920 | 35.0 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 Middletown. 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.