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 Lomita responded to 60 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $50K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Power line down lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 67% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Nov dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
265 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $1.3M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 47 | — | |
| 2022 | 37 | -21.3% | |
| 2023 | 49 | +32.4% | |
| 2024 | 72 | +46.9% | |
| 2025 | 60 | -16.7% |
For the 1 building fires Lomita departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 45 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 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 5 | 11.1% | |
| 2 | Vehicle area, other | 5 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 8.9% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 4 | 8.9% | |
| 6 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 3 | 6.7% | |
| 7 | Other | 2 | 4.4% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 4.4% | |
| 9 | Storage: supplies or tools; dead storage | 2 | 4.4% | |
| 10 | Equipment or service area, other | 2 | 4.4% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 12 | 26.7% |
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 Lomita mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 10 | 22.2% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 9 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 6 | 13.3% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 2 | 4.4% | |
| 8 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 2 | 4.4% | |
| 9 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 2.2% | |
| 10 | Molten, hot material | 1 | 2.2% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 7 | 15.6% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Lomita departments in 2025. These 2 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $50,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Lomita sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 941,225 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 | 31.9 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 115,997 | 37.5 mi | |
| 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 108,204 | 45.5 mi | |
| 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 96,949 | 37.8 mi | |
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 41,432 | 44.1 mi | |
| 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 38,152 | 40.7 mi | |
| 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 37,240 | 42.8 mi | |
| 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30,305 | 33.7 mi | |
| 2006 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 30,000 | 49.9 mi | |
| 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 28,476 | 37.5 mi | |
| 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 24,970 | 37.8 mi | |
| 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 24,238 | 46.8 mi |
Top 3 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 Lomita. 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.