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 Newcastle responded to 72 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $80K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 65% of all calls.
Jul peaks. Oct dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
423 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $3.6M cumulative property loss. 2 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 63 | — | |
| 2022 | 99 | +57.1% | |
| 2023 | 84 | -15.2% | |
| 2024 | 105 | +25.0% | |
| 2025 | 72 | -31.4% |
For the 6 building fires Newcastle departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 40 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 | 12 | 30.0% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 10 | 25.0% | |
| 3 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 2 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Roof surface: exterior | 2 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Other | 1 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Interior stairway or ramp | 1 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 2.5% | |
| 10 | Storage: supplies or tools; dead storage | 1 | 2.5% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 5 | 12.5% |
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 Newcastle mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 14 | 35.0% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 12 | 30.0% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 3 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 3 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Lightning | 2 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 2.5% | |
| 10 | Chemical reaction | 1 | 2.5% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Newcastle departments in 2025. These 3 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $80,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $2,500 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $2,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Newcastle 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 | 0 | |
| 10-19 | 2 | |
| 20-29 | 0 | |
| 30-39 | 2 | |
| 40-49 | 1 | |
| 50-59 | 0 | |
| 60-69 | 0 | |
| 70-79 | 0 | |
| 80+ | 0 |
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 364,847 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 97,717 | 29.0 mi | |
| 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 70,868 | 43.2 mi | |
| 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 27,440 | 31.3 mi | |
| 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 24,580 | 37.3 mi | |
| 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16,761 | 35.3 mi | |
| 1999 | Other causes | 11,725 | 41.8 mi | |
| 2008 | Natural | 10,836 | 32.5 mi | |
| 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | 9,820 | 22.2 mi | |
| 2008 | Natural | 9,164 | 35.4 mi | |
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8,422 | 25.3 mi | |
| 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8,200 | 36.2 mi | |
| 2004 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7,700 | 47.3 mi |
Top 6 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 Newcastle. 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.