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 Lake Los Angeles responded to 101 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $500K 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 55% of all calls.
Jan peaks. Oct dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
383 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $3.1M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 79 | — | |
| 2022* | 40 | — | |
| 2023 | 55 | — | |
| 2024 | 108 | +96.4% | |
| 2025 | 101 | -6.5% |
* Well below Lake Los Angeles'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 7 building fires Lake 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 108 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 | 40 | 37.0% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 10 | 9.3% | |
| 3 | Other | 7 | 6.5% | |
| 4 | Storage area, other | 6 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 6 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 5 | 4.6% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 4 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 2.8% | |
| 10 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 1.9% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 21 | 19.4% |
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 Lake Los Angeles mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 45 | 41.7% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 12 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 12 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 10 | 9.3% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 9 | 8.3% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 2.8% | |
| 7 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 3 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 2 | 1.9% | |
| 10 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 0.9% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 9 | 8.3% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Lake Los Angeles departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 98% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Grass fire | Major | Investigated |
| 2 | $310,200 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 3 | $300,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 4 | $18,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $15,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $10,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $10,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $7,400 | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Lake Los Angeles sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,091,564 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 | 32.4 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 115,997 | 26.0 mi | |
| 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 108,204 | 49.9 mi | |
| 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 91,281 | 42.7 mi | |
| 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 65,000 | 46.3 mi | |
| 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 59,788 | 36.5 mi | |
| 2007 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 45,300 | 49.2 mi | |
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 41,432 | 35.0 mi | |
| 2007 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 38,356 | 29.1 mi | |
| 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 37,240 | 26.3 mi | |
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 36,274 | 32.0 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 31,089 | 35.5 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 Lake 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.