Dome Fire Reaches 6,632 Acres in Yosemite, 40% Contained as of Oct. 3
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In 2025, fire departments serving Mokelumne Hill responded to 34 fire and hazmat incidents . Here's the full picture.
Aircraft standby lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 59% of all calls.
May peaks. Aug dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
175 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2021.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 49 | — | |
| 2022 | 39 | -20.4% | |
| 2023 | 22 | -43.6% | |
| 2024 | 31 | +40.9% | |
| 2025 | 34 | +9.7% |
For the 0 building fires Mokelumne Hill departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 20 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 | 20.0% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 15.0% | |
| 3 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Sales area, showroom (exclude display window) | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Function area, other | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 9 | Maintenance shop or area, paint shop or area | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 10 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 2 | 10.0% |
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 Mokelumne Hill mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 9 | 45.0% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Match | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 9 | Cigarette lighter | 1 | 5.0% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Mokelumne Hill sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 678,753 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 255,858 | 45.8 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 97,717 | 34.1 mi | |
| 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 70,868 | 2.6 mi | |
| 2018 | Natural | 36,450 | 42.3 mi | |
| 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 24,580 | 35.3 mi | |
| 1996 | Natural | 22,080 | 41.9 mi | |
| 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18,000 | 10.9 mi | |
| 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | 16,823 | 30.7 mi | |
| 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14,280 | 21.8 mi | |
| 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | 12,613 | 38.6 mi | |
| 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 11,789 | 21.8 mi | |
| 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 11,185 | 45.9 mi |
Top 1 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.
| # | ZIP | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 95245 | 175 |
Six California cities with population within ±25% of Mokelumne Hill. 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.