Dome Fire Update, October 8, 2026 (morning)

News Release Date: October 8, 2026

Current Status

6,815 acres
47% contained
916 personnel

Operational Update

The Dome Fire has stayed within its current footprint thanks to firefighters' steady work reinforcing containment lines. Additional crews continue to arrive and join suppression efforts, focusing on heavy dead and downed fuels that are still burning in the interior.

Within the 2017 Empire Fire footpring, tree-felling modules have been brought in to remove standing dead trees, which remain a constant hazard to crews working below. On the east side of the fire, firefighters are building direct hand line along the fire's edge wherever conditions allow.

Mule teams are also playing a key role, supporting wildland firefighters in the southeast as they work to push farther north. In just over a week, the mule string completed 106 loads, moving 12,237 pounds of cargo in and out of the field.

Weather

Warm and dry conditions will continue through Thursday, with afternoon temperatures in the 70s and low relative humidity. Terrain-driven winds are expected to remain generally light through Thursday.

Air Quality and Smoke Outlook

Minimal fire growth and decreasing activity is improving smoke impacts across the outlook area. Yosemite Valley experienced GOOD to MODERATE smoke impacts yesterday. Expect GOOD to MODERATE smoke impacts in Yosemite Valley to continue tomorrow and improve to GOOD over the weekend. Communities west of the fire including Yosemite West and Wawona will again experience periods of MODERATE smoke this morning that improves to GOOD by afternoon. El Portal can again expect MODERATE mornings that improves to good in the afternoon. Mariposa will be GOOD today. Tuolumne Meadows can expect overall GOOD smoke impacts today to continue. Expect overall GOOD smoke impacts continuing across the outlook area

Smoke Outlooks with air quality and forecast information are available at:
https://fire.airnow.gov/#7/38.532/-119.416 .

Closures

Yosemite National Park is open and operating normally, with the following exceptions:

• Glacier Point Road is closed due to reduced visibility from smoke and to safely allow firefighting operations. The road will reopen when conditions allow. There are no imminent threats to infrastructure. The Four Mile Trail and Panorama Trail, providing access to Glacier Point, will remain open to hikers.
• Alder Creek Trail is open north to the Deer Camp Trailhead. 
• Chilnualna Falls Trail is open from the trailhead east to Chilnualna Fall and Crescent Lake.
• All trails within the active fire footprint are currently closed, including all south and eastbound trails accessed from Glacier Point Road.
• Buena Vista Trail remains closed at this time.
• All trails within the active fire footprint are currently closed, including all south and eastbound trails accessed from Glacier Point Road.

The current Dome Fire Safety Closure Map is available at: https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/management/closures.htm.

Fire Restrictions

Due to high fire danger, and to reduce the number of human-caused wildfires, fire restrictions are currently in effect below 8,000 feet in Yosemite National Park. Additional information is available at: https://www.nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/firerestrictions.htm

Tags: yfn , wildland fire , wildfire

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