Dome Fire Reaches 6,632 Acres in Yosemite, 40% Contained as of Oct. 3
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In 2025, fire departments serving Weldon responded to 17 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $10K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Grass fire lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 71% of all calls.
May peaks. Jan dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
111 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2023. $691K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 30 | — | |
| 2022 | 14 | -53.3% | |
| 2023 | 32 | +128.6% | |
| 2024 | 18 | -43.8% | |
| 2025 | 17 | -5.6% |
For the 2 building fires Weldon departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 26 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 | 7 | 26.9% | |
| 2 | Storage area, other | 3 | 11.5% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 11.5% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 3 | 11.5% | |
| 5 | Entrance way, lobby | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | Storage: supplies or tools; dead storage | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 10 | Maintenance shop or area, paint shop or area | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 4 | 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 Weldon mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 18 | 69.2% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 2 | 7.7% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Sunlight | 1 | 3.8% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Weldon departments in 2025. These 5 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $10,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $4,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $2,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $1,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $100 | Grass fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Weldon sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 608,965 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | 150,696 | 18.0 mi | |
| 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 75,000 | 15.6 mi | |
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 48,007 | 9.0 mi | |
| 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | 37,026 | 16.3 mi | |
| 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | 36,556 | 41.8 mi | |
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 29,192 | 17.3 mi | |
| 2011 | Natural | 25,577 | 37.4 mi | |
| 2011 | Natural | 25,213 | 25.2 mi | |
| 2011 | Natural | 20,500 | 44.6 mi | |
| 2017 | Natural | 19,215 | 44.5 mi | |
| 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16,442 | 13.5 mi | |
| 2017 | Natural | 16,031 | 30.8 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 Weldon. 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.