Dome Fire Reaches 6,632 Acres in Yosemite, 40% Contained as of Oct. 3
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In 2025, fire departments serving Willow Creek responded to 10 fire and hazmat incidents . Here's the full picture.
Incomplete 2025 data. Willow Creek's departments reported 10 incidents to NFIRS for 2025, against about 23 in a typical year, so 2025 figures on this page undercount. The 2021–2025 totals are the better guide.
Fires in structures other than in a building lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 70% of all calls.
Nov peaks. Feb dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
117 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2022. $1.1M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 19 | — | |
| 2022 | 40 | +110.5% | |
| 2023 | 21 | -47.5% | |
| 2024 | 27 | +28.6% | |
| 2025* | 10 | — |
* Well below Willow Creek's usual volume. That almost always means one or more departments didn't submit a full year to NFIRS, not that fires dropped, so no year-over-year change is shown for it.
For the 1 building fires Willow Creek departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 8 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 | 4 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | Office | 1 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 1 | 12.5% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 1 | 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 Willow Creek mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 7 | 87.5% | |
| 2 | Lightning | 1 | 12.5% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Willow Creek sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,037,714 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Natural | 142,386 | 20.1 mi | |
| 1999 | Natural | 124,898 | 17.9 mi | |
| 2015 | Natural | 68,040 | 9.8 mi | |
| 2006 | Natural | 66,113 | 24.0 mi | |
| 2008 | Natural | 65,834 | 43.2 mi | |
| 2017 | Natural | 60,910 | 45.8 mi | |
| 2008 | Natural | 44,452 | 46.5 mi | |
| 2008 | Natural | 38,394 | 32.0 mi | |
| 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 35,101 | 28.7 mi | |
| 2015 | Natural | 34,006 | 27.5 mi | |
| 2014 | Natural | 33,758 | 40.3 mi | |
| 2008 | Natural | 32,059 | 28.5 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 Willow Creek. 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.