Dome Fire Reaches 6,632 Acres in Yosemite, 40% Contained as of Oct. 3
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In 2025, fire departments serving Inyokern responded to 39 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $350K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Fires in structures other than in a building lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 56% of all calls.
Aug peaks. Feb dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
218 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2021. $2.7M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 58 | — | |
| 2022 | 41 | -29.3% | |
| 2023 | 41 | +0.0% | |
| 2024 | 39 | -4.9% | |
| 2025 | 39 | +0.0% |
For the 5 building fires Inyokern departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 87 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 | 20 | 23.0% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 10 | 11.5% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 8 | 9.2% | |
| 4 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 5 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 4.6% | |
| 6 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 4 | 4.6% | |
| 7 | Wall surface: exterior | 4 | 4.6% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 4.6% | |
| 9 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 4 | 4.6% | |
| 10 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 3.4% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 21 | 24.1% |
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 Inyokern mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 44 | 50.6% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 10 | 11.5% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 8 | 9.2% | |
| 4 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 6 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 4.6% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 4.6% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Incendiary device | 2 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 1.1% | |
| 10 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 1.1% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 4 | 4.6% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Inyokern departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 99% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $350,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 2 | $125,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $25,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $17,500 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $3,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $1,000 | Outside storage fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Inyokern sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
7 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 | 0 | |
| 10-19 | 0 | |
| 20-29 | 3 | |
| 30-39 | 2 | |
| 40-49 | 2 | |
| 50-59 | 0 | |
| 60-69 | 0 | |
| 70-79 | 0 | |
| 80+ | 0 |
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 532,624 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | 150,696 | 38.8 mi | |
| 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 75,000 | 29.8 mi | |
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 48,007 | 36.3 mi | |
| 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | 37,026 | 36.4 mi | |
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 29,192 | 43.7 mi | |
| 2011 | Natural | 25,577 | 42.1 mi | |
| 2011 | Natural | 25,213 | 49.4 mi | |
| 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16,442 | 37.7 mi | |
| 2017 | Natural | 16,031 | 43.9 mi | |
| 2008 | Natural | 15,300 | 36.4 mi | |
| 2012 | Natural | 12,018 | 31.9 mi | |
| 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10,350 | 31.8 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 Inyokern. 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.