Dome Fire Reaches 6,632 Acres in Yosemite, 40% Contained as of Oct. 3
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In 2025, fire departments serving Belmont responded to 78 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $534K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Building fires lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 60% of all calls.
Jan peaks. Jul dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
465 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2023. $2.7M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 87 | — | |
| 2022 | 98 | +12.6% | |
| 2023 | 112 | +14.3% | |
| 2024 | 90 | -19.6% | |
| 2025 | 78 | -13.3% |
For the 14 building fires Belmont departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 68 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 | Cooking area, kitchen | 12 | 17.6% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 12 | 17.6% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 11 | 16.2% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 7 | 10.3% | |
| 5 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 3 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 3 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Storage room, area, tank, or bin | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | Roof surface: exterior | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 10 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 12 | 17.6% |
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 Belmont mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 25 | 36.8% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 12 | 17.6% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 9 | 13.2% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 6 | 8.8% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 6 | Incendiary device | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Chemical reaction | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 1.5% | |
| 9 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 1.5% | |
| 10 | Explosive, fireworks, other | 1 | 1.5% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 7 | 10.3% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Belmont departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $533,808 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 2 | $247,100 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $145,466 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $132,536 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $10,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $5,931 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $100 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $1 | Outside equipment fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Belmont sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 606,756 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 | 396,624 | 40.4 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 86,509 | 18.3 mi | |
| 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 47,760 | 48.5 mi | |
| 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12,200 | 42.2 mi | |
| 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7,817 | 26.0 mi | |
| 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 6,744 | 38.6 mi | |
| 2003 | Natural | 5,018 | 48.3 mi | |
| 2020 | Natural | 4,929 | 45.7 mi | |
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4,474 | 38.0 mi | |
| 2020 | Natural | 4,279 | 45.5 mi | |
| 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4,270 | 32.9 mi | |
| 2020 | Natural | 3,730 | 43.0 mi |
Top 6 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 Belmont. 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.