Dome Fire Reaches 6,632 Acres in Yosemite, 40% Contained as of Oct. 3
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In 2025, fire departments serving Lancaster responded to 743 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $700K 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 62% of all calls.
Jul peaks. Nov dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
3,539 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2021. $17.8M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 816 | — | |
| 2022 | 496 | -39.2% | |
| 2023 | 679 | +36.9% | |
| 2024 | 805 | +18.6% | |
| 2025 | 743 | -7.7% |
For the 69 building fires Lancaster departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 906 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 | 188 | 20.8% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 88 | 9.7% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 88 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Other | 75 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 51 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 50 | 5.5% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 34 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 34 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 32 | 3.5% | |
| 10 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 28 | 3.1% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 238 | 26.3% |
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 Lancaster mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 304 | 33.6% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 146 | 16.1% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 99 | 10.9% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 74 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 73 | 8.1% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 32 | 3.5% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 31 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 24 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | Hot ember or ash | 20 | 2.2% | |
| 10 | Cigarette lighter | 14 | 1.5% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 89 | 9.8% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Lancaster departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 66% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $700,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 3 | $500,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 4 | $400,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 5 | $250,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 6 | $250,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 7 | $250,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 8 | $250,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Lancaster sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,360,812 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Natural | 174,178 | 46.0 mi | |
| 2006 | Debris and open burning | 162,702 | 34.0 mi | |
| 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | 160,371 | 31.2 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 115,997 | 33.1 mi | |
| 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 108,204 | 35.2 mi | |
| 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 96,949 | 43.3 mi | |
| 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 63,720 | 36.1 mi | |
| 2007 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 45,300 | 30.9 mi | |
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 41,432 | 22.7 mi | |
| 2007 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 38,356 | 14.8 mi | |
| 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 37,240 | 38.9 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 31,089 | 15.8 mi |
Top 9 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 Lancaster. 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.