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 Sheridan responded to 20 fire and hazmat incidents . Here's the full picture.
Grass fire lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 90% of all calls.
Jun peaks. Jan dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
62 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2025. $1.4M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 11 | — | |
| 2022 | 11 | +0.0% | |
| 2023 | 11 | +0.0% | |
| 2024 | 9 | -18.2% | |
| 2025 | 20 | +122.2% |
For the 3 building fires Sheridan departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 4 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 | 2 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | Storage room, area, tank, or bin | 1 | 25.0% | |
| 3 | Vehicle area, other | 1 | 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 Sheridan mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 1 | 25.0% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 25.0% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 1 | 25.0% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Sheridan sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 415,963 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 | 42.3 mi | |
| 2018 | Other causes | 90,288 | 46.7 mi | |
| 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 39,138 | 49.5 mi | |
| 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 27,440 | 39.4 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19,609 | 40.5 mi | |
| 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16,761 | 45.3 mi | |
| 1999 | Other causes | 11,725 | 37.5 mi | |
| 2008 | Natural | 10,836 | 39.6 mi | |
| 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | 9,820 | 32.2 mi | |
| 2008 | Natural | 9,164 | 41.5 mi | |
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8,422 | 35.2 mi | |
| 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8,417 | 44.4 mi |
Top 3 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 Sheridan. 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.