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 Calipatria responded to 19 fire and hazmat incidents . Here's the full picture.
Natural vegetation fire, other lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 79% of all calls.
Jul peaks. Oct dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
44 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2025. $105K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 9 | — | |
| 2022 | 10 | +11.1% | |
| 2023* | 1 | — | |
| 2024* | 5 | — | |
| 2025 | 19 | — |
* Well below Calipatria'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 1 building fires Calipatria departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 11 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 | 8 | 72.7% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 18.2% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 9.1% |
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 Calipatria mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 8 | 72.7% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 18.2% | |
| 3 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 1 | 9.1% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Calipatria sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 21,630 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5,169 | 46.7 mi | |
| 2006 | Natural | 4,600 | 47.8 mi | |
| 1992 | Debris and open burning | 1,800 | 46.9 mi | |
| 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,650 | 30.5 mi | |
| 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,335 | 34.6 mi | |
| 2017 | Natural | 836 | 47.9 mi | |
| 2006 | Natural | 730 | 48.6 mi | |
| 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 564 | 43.2 mi | |
| 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | 540 | 44.7 mi | |
| 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 500 | 48.4 mi | |
| 2008 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 456 | 30.9 mi | |
| 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 424 | 49.0 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 Calipatria. 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.