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 East Los Angeles responded to 491 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $600K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Outside rubbish fire, other lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 71% of all calls.
Jan peaks. Jun dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
2,390 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2023. $14.0M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 465 | — | |
| 2022 | 411 | -11.6% | |
| 2023 | 514 | +25.1% | |
| 2024 | 509 | -1.0% | |
| 2025 | 491 | -3.5% |
For the 25 building fires East Los Angeles departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 428 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 | 72 | 16.8% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 48 | 11.2% | |
| 3 | Other | 47 | 11.0% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 29 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 26 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 24 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 19 | 4.4% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 18 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 15 | 3.5% | |
| 10 | Wall assembly | 11 | 2.6% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 119 | 27.8% |
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 East Los Angeles mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat source: other | 93 | 21.7% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 79 | 18.5% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 74 | 17.3% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 66 | 15.4% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 32 | 7.5% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 14 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 13 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Heat from undetermined smoking material | 9 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 8 | 1.9% | |
| 10 | Multiple heat sources including multiple ignitions | 8 | 1.9% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 32 | 7.5% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by East Los Angeles departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 88% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $600,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 2 | $400,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $75,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $40,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. East Los Angeles sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,177,224 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 | 14.5 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 115,997 | 19.1 mi | |
| 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 108,204 | 37.5 mi | |
| 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 96,949 | 33.6 mi | |
| 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 63,720 | 46.1 mi | |
| 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 59,788 | 40.4 mi | |
| 2007 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 45,300 | 48.0 mi | |
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 41,432 | 30.5 mi | |
| 2007 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 38,356 | 35.3 mi | |
| 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 38,152 | 41.0 mi | |
| 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 37,240 | 25.7 mi | |
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 36,274 | 43.4 mi |
Top 7 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 East Los Angeles. 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.