Dome Fire Reaches 6,632 Acres in Yosemite, 40% Contained as of Oct. 3
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In 2025, fire departments serving Colton responded to 830 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $940K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 72% of all calls.
Jan peaks. Dec dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
3,379 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $9.2M cumulative property loss. 9 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 552 | — | |
| 2022 | 600 | +8.7% | |
| 2023 | 527 | -12.2% | |
| 2024 | 870 | +65.1% | |
| 2025 | 830 | -4.6% |
For the 21 building fires Colton departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 494 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 | 157 | 31.8% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 81 | 16.4% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 49 | 9.9% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 28 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 21 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 12 | 2.4% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 11 | 2.2% | |
| 8 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 11 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | Railroad right of way: on or near | 11 | 2.2% | |
| 10 | Other | 10 | 2.0% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 103 | 20.9% |
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 Colton mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 351 | 71.1% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 33 | 6.7% | |
| 3 | Match | 14 | 2.8% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 13 | 2.6% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 10 | 2.0% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 1.6% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 7 | 1.4% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 7 | 1.4% | |
| 9 | Cigarette lighter | 7 | 1.4% | |
| 10 | Fireworks | 6 | 1.2% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 38 | 7.7% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Colton departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 70% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $940,468 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $100,000 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $100,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $80,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $75,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $50,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Colton sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
13 fire-related casualties recorded in NFIRS Module 11 across the 2021–2025 window. Age, gender, and severity are coarse-binned — no individual identification possible.
| Age | Count | |
|---|---|---|
| 0-9 | 1 | |
| 10-19 | 0 | |
| 20-29 | 2 | |
| 30-39 | 1 | |
| 40-49 | 3 | |
| 50-59 | 2 | |
| 60-69 | 3 | |
| 70-79 | 0 | |
| 80+ | 1 |
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 947,714 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 | 115,997 | 38.6 mi | |
| 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 91,281 | 10.3 mi | |
| 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 65,000 | 18.4 mi | |
| 2006 | Natural | 61,700 | 46.4 mi | |
| 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 59,788 | 11.9 mi | |
| 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 51,000 | 25.3 mi | |
| 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 40,200 | 33.8 mi | |
| 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 37,240 | 29.1 mi | |
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 36,274 | 16.4 mi | |
| 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 33,424 | 21.2 mi | |
| 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30,305 | 26.8 mi | |
| 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 28,476 | 28.9 mi |
Top 8 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 Colton. 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.