Dome Fire

No longer in current feed

Mariposa County, California · Discovered September 15, 2026

6,788 acres
Size
100%
Contained
No growth
24h growth
235
Personnel

Source: NIFC/IRWIN (interagency) · Last upstream update 24 days ago · Official incident page

Current situation

Dome Fire

Inactive
Air quality · Good
AQI 26

The Dome Fire fire has burned 6,788 acres in Mariposa County, California. It is no longer in the current official feed, so the figures on this page reflect the last data reported. Crews have fully contained the fire. Air quality near the fire is good (AQI 26). 235 personnel are assigned to the incident.

Latest official update

September 15, 2026

Public Information Map (Pdf) | Morning Update (pdf) | Yosemite NP Air Quality | AirNow Smoke Monitoring | Operations Video Update | The Dome Fire was reported on the morning of September 15, 2026. It is in the backcountry and located approximately 1/4 mile north of Chilnualna Falls and is visible from the Wawona Road (Highway 41). Progress on the Dome Fire continues, with no change to the perimeter in several days. Containment has increased to 95%. Fire activity remains minimal, and any visible smoke is coming from interior pockets of heat.Firefighters on the east side will continue…

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Dome Fire size over time

33 official size readings

Grew from 0 to 6,788 acres across these reports.

Acreage as reported by the official incident feed, recorded by Fire Nearby each time it changes. Hover or tap the chart for each reading.

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Incident timeline

Generated automatically from official feeds the moment they change: size, containment, evacuation zones, aircraft, and incident team updates.

  1. Containment rose to 100%

    24 days ago · October 18, 2026

  2. Fire reported 100% contained

    24 days ago · October 18, 2026

  3. Red Flag Warning in effect for the fire area

    25 days ago · October 16, 2026

  4. Red Flag Warning in effect for the fire area

    25 days ago · October 16, 2026

  5. Red Flag Warning in effect for the fire area

    26 days ago · October 16, 2026

  6. Red Flag Warning in effect for the fire area

    26 days ago · October 15, 2026

  7. Red Flag Warning in effect for the fire area

    26 days ago · October 15, 2026

  8. Red Flag Warning in effect for the fire area

    26 days ago · October 15, 2026

  9. Red Flag Warning in effect for the fire area

    26 days ago · October 15, 2026

  10. Containment rose to 95%

    28 days ago · October 13, 2026

  11. Containment rose to 86%

    29 days ago · October 12, 2026

  12. Containment rose to 69%

    31 days ago · October 10, 2026

  13. Containment rose to 61%

    33 days ago · October 8, 2026

  14. New perimeter mapped at 6,829 acres (national perimeter feed)

    33 days ago · October 8, 2026

  15. Containment rose to 55%

    34 days ago · October 8, 2026

  16. Grew 133 acres in 3 days to 6,803 acres

    35 days ago · October 7, 2026

  17. New perimeter mapped at 6,760 acres (national perimeter feed)

    36 days ago · October 5, 2026

  18. Grew 385 acres in 24 hours to 6,670 acres

    38 days ago · October 4, 2026

  19. New perimeter mapped at 6,285 acres (national perimeter feed)

    39 days ago · October 2, 2026

  20. Grew 188 acres in 24 hours to 5,855 acres

    40 days ago · October 2, 2026

  21. New perimeter mapped at 5,667 acres (national perimeter feed)

    41 days ago · October 1, 2026

  22. Containment rose to 37%

    42 days ago · September 30, 2026

  23. New perimeter mapped at 5,410 acres (national perimeter feed)

    42 days ago · September 30, 2026

  24. New perimeter mapped at 5,259 acres (national perimeter feed)

    43 days ago · September 29, 2026

  25. New perimeter mapped at 5,081 acres (national perimeter feed)

    44 days ago · September 28, 2026

  26. Containment rose to 30%

    45 days ago · September 27, 2026

  27. New perimeter mapped at 4,606 acres (national perimeter feed)

    45 days ago · September 27, 2026

  28. New perimeter mapped at 4,361 acres (national perimeter feed)

    46 days ago · September 26, 2026

  29. 8 firefighting aircraft working this fire (N107MW, N39HX, N684UH)

    47 days ago · September 24, 2026

  30. New perimeter mapped at 4,133 acres (national perimeter feed)

    47 days ago · September 24, 2026

  31. Grew 306 acres in 24 hours to 3,989 acres

    48 days ago · September 24, 2026

  32. New perimeter mapped at 3,898 acres (national perimeter feed)

    48 days ago · September 24, 2026

  33. 7 firefighting aircraft working this fire (N14HX, N889AB, N684UH)

    48 days ago · September 23, 2026

  34. New perimeter mapped at 3,683 acres (national perimeter feed)

    49 days ago · September 23, 2026

  35. 6 firefighting aircraft working this fire (N41WL, N551HQ, N970MB)

    49 days ago · September 22, 2026

  36. 4 firefighting aircraft working this fire (CUL558, N660FS, N352SA)

    49 days ago · September 22, 2026

  37. New perimeter mapped at 3,420 acres (national perimeter feed)

    50 days ago · September 22, 2026

  38. 3 firefighting aircraft working this fire (N14HX, N41HX, N970MB)

    50 days ago · September 22, 2026

  39. Firefighting aircraft on scene (N99WL)

    50 days ago · September 21, 2026

  40. New perimeter mapped at 3,047 acres (national perimeter feed)

    51 days ago · September 21, 2026
Raw growth & containment readings
RecordedSizeContained
10/18/2026, 12:12:57 AM6,788 acres100%
10/13/2026, 11:59:57 PM6,788 acres95%
10/12/2026, 11:56:10 PM6,788 acres86%
10/11/2026, 11:41:07 PM6,788 acres73%
10/10/2026, 11:42:31 PM6,805 acres69%
10/8/2026, 11:56:47 PM6,829 acres61%
10/8/2026, 12:17:43 AM6,815 acres47%
10/8/2026, 12:02:38 AM6,815 acres55%
10/7/2026, 12:02:30 AM6,803 acres41%
10/5/2026, 11:58:46 PM6,760 acres40%
10/5/2026, 8:33:27 PM6,736 acres40%
10/4/2026, 12:33:12 AM6,670 acres40%
10/3/2026, 12:29:22 AM6,285 acres40%
10/2/2026, 12:34:55 AM5,855 acres40%
10/1/2026, 12:42:45 AM5,667 acres40%
9/30/2026, 12:57:40 AM5,410 acres39%
9/30/2026, 12:22:39 AM5,410 acres37%
9/29/2026, 12:37:47 AM5,259 acres31%
9/28/2026, 12:26:25 AM5,081 acres30%
9/27/2026, 12:43:41 AM4,606 acres30%

Recorded by Fire Nearby each time upstream data changes.

About this data

Fire Nearby aggregates official incident data and shows exactly when each value was last updated. For evacuation decisions, always follow instructions from local emergency officials and check county emergency management channels.