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 Los Angeles responded to 18,242 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 87% of all calls.
Jan peaks. Dec dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
78,812 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $251.2M cumulative property loss. 30 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 10,001 | — | |
| 2022 | 14,201 | +42.0% | |
| 2023 | 16,996 | +19.7% | |
| 2024 | 19,372 | +14.0% | |
| 2025 | 18,242 | -5.8% |
For the 597 building fires 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 19,617 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 | 4,493 | 22.9% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 3,258 | 16.6% | |
| 3 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 2,765 | 14.1% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1,739 | 8.9% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 889 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 802 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Other | 632 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 485 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 435 | 2.2% | |
| 10 | Cooking area, kitchen | 383 | 2.0% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 3,736 | 19.0% |
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 Los Angeles mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 10,455 | 53.3% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 1,288 | 6.6% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1,033 | 5.3% | |
| 4 | Match | 858 | 4.4% | |
| 5 | Incendiary device | 782 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 759 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 709 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 665 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | Heat from undetermined smoking material | 596 | 3.0% | |
| 10 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 284 | 1.4% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 2,188 | 11.2% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Los Angeles departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 71% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $3,000,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 2 | $600,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 3 | $400,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 4 | $300,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 5 | $300,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 6 | $277,500 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Los Angeles sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
116 fire-related casualties recorded in NFIRS Module 11 across the 2021–2025 window. Age, gender, and severity are coarse-binned — no individual identification possible.
| Age | Count | |
|---|---|---|
| 0-9 | 7 | |
| 10-19 | 2 | |
| 20-29 | 15 | |
| 30-39 | 23 | |
| 40-49 | 16 | |
| 50-59 | 28 | |
| 60-69 | 14 | |
| 70-79 | 4 | |
| 80+ | 7 |
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,516,381 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 281,893 | 43.1 mi | |
| 2006 | Debris and open burning | 162,702 | 41.4 mi | |
| 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | 160,371 | 15.3 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 115,997 | 27.2 mi | |
| 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 108,204 | 23.9 mi | |
| 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 96,949 | 18.9 mi | |
| 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 63,720 | 32.7 mi | |
| 2007 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 45,300 | 35.8 mi | |
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 41,432 | 21.7 mi | |
| 2007 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 38,356 | 28.6 mi | |
| 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 38,152 | 26.6 mi | |
| 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 37,240 | 36.3 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.
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.