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 Bloomington responded to 79 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $300K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Fire, other lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 62% of all calls.
Jan peaks. May dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
515 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2021. $3.8M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 124 | — | |
| 2022 | 108 | -12.9% | |
| 2023 | 117 | +8.3% | |
| 2024 | 87 | -25.6% | |
| 2025 | 79 | -9.2% |
For the 7 building fires Bloomington departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 178 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 | 125 | 70.2% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 13 | 7.3% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 8 | 4.5% | |
| 4 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 3 | 1.7% | |
| 5 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 3 | 1.7% | |
| 6 | Other | 2 | 1.1% | |
| 7 | Egress/exit, other | 2 | 1.1% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 1.1% | |
| 9 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 2 | 1.1% | |
| 10 | Wall surface: exterior | 2 | 1.1% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 16 | 9.0% |
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 Bloomington mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 145 | 81.5% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 8 | 4.5% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 7 | 3.9% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 2.8% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 1.7% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 3 | 1.7% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 0.6% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 0.6% | |
| 9 | Cigarette lighter | 1 | 0.6% | |
| 10 | Candle | 1 | 0.6% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 3 | 1.7% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Bloomington departments in 2025. These 4 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $2,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Bloomington sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,046,385 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | 160,371 | 46.8 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 115,997 | 34.4 mi | |
| 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 91,281 | 11.9 mi | |
| 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 65,000 | 20.9 mi | |
| 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 59,788 | 8.8 mi | |
| 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 51,000 | 29.4 mi | |
| 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 40,200 | 38.0 mi | |
| 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 37,240 | 25.0 mi | |
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 36,274 | 14.4 mi | |
| 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 33,424 | 25.5 mi | |
| 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30,305 | 23.3 mi | |
| 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 28,476 | 26.5 mi |
Top 2 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 Bloomington. 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.