Dome Fire Reaches 6,632 Acres in Yosemite, 40% Contained as of Oct. 3
The Dome Fire has burned 6,632 acres in Yosemite National Park and is 40% contained as of Oct. 3, with 765 personnel assigned; Glacier Point Road stays closed.
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In 2025, fire departments serving Bermuda Dunes responded to 10 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $20K 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 70% of all calls.
Jul peaks. Jan dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
36 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $227K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 8 | — | |
| 2022* | 3 | — | |
| 2023* | 4 | — | |
| 2024 | 11 | — | |
| 2025 | 10 | -9.1% |
* Well below Bermuda Dunes's usual volume. That almost always means one or more departments didn't submit a full year to NFIRS, not that fires dropped, so no year-over-year change is shown for it.
For the 2 building fires Bermuda Dunes departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 13 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 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 15.4% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 2 | 15.4% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 2 | 15.4% | |
| 4 | Corridor, mall | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Egress/exit, other | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 7 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 9 | Wall surface: exterior | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 10 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 1 | 7.7% |
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 Bermuda Dunes mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 5 | 38.5% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 3 | 23.1% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 23.1% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 1 | 7.7% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Bermuda Dunes departments in 2025. These 3 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $7,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $1,000 | Outside equipment fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Bermuda Dunes sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 629,556 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Natural | 61,700 | 30.5 mi | |
| 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | 61,690 | 47.3 mi | |
| 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 51,000 | 45.3 mi | |
| 2007 | Other causes | 49,390 | 46.4 mi | |
| 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 40,200 | 29.5 mi | |
| 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 33,424 | 42.4 mi | |
| 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 28,164 | 35.1 mi | |
| 2013 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 27,531 | 25.4 mi | |
| 1993 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 24,387 | 42.2 mi | |
| 2006 | Natural | 24,000 | 49.6 mi | |
| 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | 23,455 | 27.3 mi | |
| 2020 | Fireworks | 22,744 | 45.8 mi |
Top 1 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.
| # | ZIP | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 92203 | 36 |
Six California cities with population within ±25% of Bermuda Dunes. 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.