Dome Fire Reaches 6,632 Acres in Yosemite, 40% Contained as of Oct. 3
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In 2025, fire departments serving Modesto responded to 1,235 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $4.5M building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Building fires lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 45% of all calls.
May peaks. Oct dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
9,805 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2022. $54.2M cumulative property loss. 4 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2,151 | — | |
| 2022 | 2,213 | +2.9% | |
| 2023 | 2,063 | -6.8% | |
| 2024 | 2,143 | +3.9% | |
| 2025 | 1,235 | -42.4% |
For the 133 building fires Modesto departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 1,432 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 | 507 | 35.4% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 150 | 10.5% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 88 | 6.1% | |
| 4 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 66 | 4.6% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 46 | 3.2% | |
| 6 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 45 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 45 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Outside area, other | 45 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | Other | 43 | 3.0% | |
| 10 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 42 | 2.9% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 355 | 24.8% |
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 Modesto mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 941 | 65.7% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 97 | 6.8% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 92 | 6.4% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 49 | 3.4% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 46 | 3.2% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 33 | 2.3% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 26 | 1.8% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 25 | 1.7% | |
| 9 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 17 | 1.2% | |
| 10 | Candle | 15 | 1.0% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 91 | 6.4% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Modesto departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 71% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $4,500,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 3 | $450,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 4 | $450,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 5 | $300,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 6 | $280,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 7 | $200,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $150,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Modesto sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
29 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 | 0 | |
| 10-19 | 4 | |
| 20-29 | 1 | |
| 30-39 | 9 | |
| 40-49 | 5 | |
| 50-59 | 8 | |
| 60-69 | 1 | |
| 70-79 | 1 | |
| 80+ | 0 |
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 746,673 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 | 34.3 mi | |
| 2017 | Firearms and explosives use | 81,826 | 43.1 mi | |
| 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 47,760 | 40.3 mi | |
| 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 34,271 | 22.4 mi | |
| 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 25,000 | 26.7 mi | |
| 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18,000 | 42.6 mi | |
| 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14,280 | 48.8 mi | |
| 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12,300 | 2.1 mi | |
| 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12,200 | 29.3 mi | |
| 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 11,789 | 28.8 mi | |
| 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 11,185 | 41.8 mi | |
| 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8,600 | 43.0 mi |
Top 10 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 Modesto. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Modesto.
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.