Dome Fire Reaches 6,632 Acres in Yosemite, 40% Contained as of Oct. 3
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In 2025, fire departments serving Auberry responded to 23 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $105K 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 52% of all calls.
Aug peaks. Feb dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
112 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $557K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 20 | — | |
| 2022 | 25 | +25.0% | |
| 2023 | 15 | -40.0% | |
| 2024 | 29 | +93.3% | |
| 2025 | 23 | -20.7% |
For the 2 building fires Auberry departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 20 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 | 14 | 70.0% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 3 | Storage area, other | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Outside area, other | 1 | 5.0% |
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 Auberry mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 14 | 70.0% | |
| 2 | Cigarette lighter | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 1 | 5.0% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Auberry departments in 2025. These 7 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $105,000 | Natural vegetation fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $50,000 | Grass fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $30,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $10,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $3,000 | Grass fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $2,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $500 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Auberry sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 847,572 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 379,895 | 12.6 mi | |
| 2015 | Natural | 151,623 | 33.4 mi | |
| 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 96,953 | 45.8 mi | |
| 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 34,091 | 44.9 mi | |
| 2013 | Natural | 22,992 | 15.2 mi | |
| 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | 13,837 | 14.5 mi | |
| 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 13,349 | 6.3 mi | |
| 2018 | Natural | 12,990 | 37.6 mi | |
| 2017 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 12,407 | 27.4 mi | |
| 2001 | Natural | 9,300 | 37.3 mi | |
| 2010 | Natural | 9,020 | 47.3 mi | |
| 1992 | Natural | 8,800 | 37.6 mi |
Top 4 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 Auberry. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Auberry.
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.