Dome Fire Reaches 6,632 Acres in Yosemite, 40% Contained as of Oct. 3
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In 2025, fire departments serving Long Beach responded to 3,040 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $3.0M 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 59% of all calls.
Jan peaks. Oct dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
16,324 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2023. $64.4M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3,262 | — | |
| 2022 | 3,228 | -1.0% | |
| 2023 | 3,410 | +5.6% | |
| 2024 | 3,384 | -0.8% | |
| 2025 | 3,040 | -10.2% |
For the 295 building fires Long Beach departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 4,209 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 | 1,862 | 44.2% | |
| 2 | Other | 356 | 8.5% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 275 | 6.5% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 254 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 195 | 4.6% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 187 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 164 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 85 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 59 | 1.4% | |
| 10 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 54 | 1.3% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 718 | 17.1% |
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 Long Beach mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 3,051 | 72.5% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 350 | 8.3% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 160 | 3.8% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 138 | 3.3% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 101 | 2.4% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 55 | 1.3% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 50 | 1.2% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 40 | 1.0% | |
| 9 | Multiple heat sources including multiple ignitions | 36 | 0.9% | |
| 10 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 34 | 0.8% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 194 | 4.6% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Long Beach departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 63% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $3,000,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 2 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 3 | $600,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 4 | $600,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 5 | $500,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 6 | $500,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 7 | $500,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 8 | $500,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Long Beach sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 982,410 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 | 30.8 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 115,997 | 33.3 mi | |
| 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 108,204 | 49.7 mi | |
| 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 96,949 | 43.2 mi | |
| 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 59,788 | 46.9 mi | |
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 41,432 | 45.7 mi | |
| 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 38,152 | 47.6 mi | |
| 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 37,240 | 37.0 mi | |
| 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30,305 | 25.1 mi | |
| 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 28,476 | 29.0 mi | |
| 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 24,970 | 42.1 mi | |
| 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 23,025 | 38.4 mi |
Top 10 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 Long Beach. 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.