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 Tracy responded to 559 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $750K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Outside rubbish fire, other lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 45% of all calls.
Jul peaks. Nov dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
3,411 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $24.1M cumulative property loss. 3 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 636 | — | |
| 2022 | 776 | +22.0% | |
| 2023 | 662 | -14.7% | |
| 2024 | 778 | +17.5% | |
| 2025 | 559 | -28.1% |
For the 29 building fires Tracy departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 1,710 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 | 557 | 32.6% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 281 | 16.4% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 137 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 112 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Other | 104 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 88 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 64 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 49 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 28 | 1.6% | |
| 10 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 26 | 1.5% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 264 | 15.4% |
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 Tracy mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 1,339 | 78.3% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 60 | 3.5% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 47 | 2.7% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 36 | 2.1% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 29 | 1.7% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 29 | 1.7% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 25 | 1.5% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 22 | 1.3% | |
| 9 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 15 | 0.9% | |
| 10 | Cigarette lighter | 14 | 0.8% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 94 | 5.5% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Tracy departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 55% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $750,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 2 | $500,000 | Outside storage fire | Major | Investigated |
| 3 | $200,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $200,000 | Grass fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $200,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $200,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $200,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Tracy sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
19 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 | 0 | |
| 20-29 | 1 | |
| 30-39 | 5 | |
| 40-49 | 6 | |
| 50-59 | 5 | |
| 60-69 | 0 | |
| 70-79 | 0 | |
| 80+ | 0 |
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 584,574 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 | 21.9 mi | |
| 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 47,760 | 35.9 mi | |
| 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 34,271 | 24.5 mi | |
| 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12,300 | 25.5 mi | |
| 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12,200 | 8.1 mi | |
| 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 11,789 | 35.6 mi | |
| 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 6,804 | 9.7 mi | |
| 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 6,744 | 10.0 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5,513 | 48.7 mi | |
| 2003 | Natural | 5,018 | 19.2 mi | |
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4,474 | 47.9 mi | |
| 2020 | Natural | 4,279 | 43.3 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 Tracy. 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.