Dome Fire Reaches 6,632 Acres in Yosemite, 40% Contained as of Oct. 3
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In 2025, fire departments serving Wilton responded to 95 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $150K 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 65% of all calls.
May peaks. Nov dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
565 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $3.5M cumulative property loss. 2 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 109 | — | |
| 2022 | 113 | +3.7% | |
| 2023 | 120 | +6.2% | |
| 2024 | 128 | +6.7% | |
| 2025 | 95 | -25.8% |
For the 0 building fires Wilton departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 238 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 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 93 | 39.1% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 53 | 22.3% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 16 | 6.7% | |
| 4 | Other | 12 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 12 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 9 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 6 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 5 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 4 | 1.7% | |
| 10 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 1.3% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 25 | 10.5% |
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 Wilton mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 97 | 40.8% | |
| 2 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 30 | 12.6% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 16 | 6.7% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 16 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 14 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 14 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 8 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 6 | 2.5% | |
| 10 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 6 | 2.5% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 23 | 9.7% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Wilton departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Grass fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $75,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $10,000 | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $4,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $2,000 | Grass fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $1,000 | Grass fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $500 | Grass fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Wilton sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 325,227 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 | 42.1 mi | |
| 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 70,868 | 28.4 mi | |
| 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 24,580 | 48.2 mi | |
| 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18,000 | 37.0 mi | |
| 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14,280 | 49.7 mi | |
| 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 11,789 | 28.8 mi | |
| 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | 9,820 | 11.0 mi | |
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8,422 | 50.0 mi | |
| 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 8,051 | 49.1 mi | |
| 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | 6,800 | 31.6 mi | |
| 2014 | Fireworks | 6,488 | 48.7 mi | |
| 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6,400 | 9.4 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 Wilton. 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.