Dome Fire Reaches 6,632 Acres in Yosemite, 40% Contained as of Oct. 3
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In 2025, fire departments serving Lakehead responded to 29 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $300K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Passenger vehicle fire lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 76% of all calls.
Jul peaks. Apr dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
92 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2025. $2.5M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 28 | — | |
| 2022 | 15 | -46.4% | |
| 2023 | 12 | -20.0% | |
| 2024* | 8 | — | |
| 2025 | 29 | — |
* Well below Lakehead'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 2 building fires Lakehead departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 39 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 | 15 | 38.5% | |
| 2 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 10.3% | |
| 3 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 5.1% | |
| 4 | Wall surface: exterior | 2 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 2 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Exterior, exposed surface | 2 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Undetermined | 2 | 5.1% | |
| 8 | Other | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 10 | Technical processing areas, other | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 7 | 17.9% |
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 Lakehead mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 9 | 23.1% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 15.4% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 5 | 12.8% | |
| 4 | Heat, spark from friction | 5 | 12.8% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 10.3% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 5.1% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 5.1% | |
| 9 | Arcing | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 10 | Molten, hot material | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 2 | 5.1% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Lakehead departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 96% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | Major | Investigated |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 3 | $250,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | Major | Investigated |
| 4 | $200,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $50,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Lakehead sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 997,903 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 229,651 | 20.6 mi | |
| 2006 | Natural | 66,113 | 48.1 mi | |
| 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 64,000 | 23.6 mi | |
| 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 63,458 | 3.4 mi | |
| 2020 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 56,338 | 26.5 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 47,958 | 45.7 mi | |
| 2012 | Natural | 46,011 | 20.0 mi | |
| 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 40,580 | 8.6 mi | |
| 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 35,101 | 41.0 mi | |
| 2014 | Natural | 33,758 | 40.6 mi | |
| 2008 | Natural | 32,059 | 42.1 mi | |
| 2014 | Natural | 31,872 | 41.1 mi |
Top 6 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 Lakehead. 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.