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 Pacific Grove responded to 99 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $250K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 57% of all calls.
Dec peaks. May dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
532 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2021. $4.5M cumulative property loss. 1 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 110 | — | |
| 2022 | 104 | -5.5% | |
| 2023 | 109 | +4.8% | |
| 2024 | 110 | +0.9% | |
| 2025 | 99 | -10.0% |
For the 8 building fires Pacific Grove departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 52 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 | Cooking area, kitchen | 10 | 19.2% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 11.5% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 6 | 11.5% | |
| 4 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 3 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 5.8% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 5.8% | |
| 7 | Other | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 10 | Wall assembly | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 13 | 25.0% |
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 Pacific Grove mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 13 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 11 | 21.2% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 13.5% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 9.6% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 5.8% | |
| 7 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 10 | Cigarette | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 4 | 7.7% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Pacific Grove departments in 2025. These 7 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 2 | $40,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $35,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $1,000 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $1,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $100 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Pacific Grove sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 867,551 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Natural | 162,818 | 27.7 mi | |
| 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | 132,127 | 11.0 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 124,924 | 38.7 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 86,509 | 47.0 mi | |
| 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | 81,378 | 44.9 mi | |
| 1999 | Natural | 49,551 | 47.9 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 48,088 | 16.3 mi | |
| 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 47,760 | 47.0 mi | |
| 2003 | Natural | 30,170 | 35.3 mi | |
| 1999 | Natural | 23,761 | 29.7 mi | |
| 1999 | Natural | 12,960 | 32.1 mi | |
| 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7,817 | 39.4 mi |
Top 2 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 Pacific Grove. 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.