Dome Fire Reaches 6,632 Acres in Yosemite, 40% Contained as of Oct. 3
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In 2025, fire departments serving Lucerne Valley responded to 141 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $80K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Unauthorized burning lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 58% of all calls.
Feb peaks. May dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
715 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2023. $1.9M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 128 | — | |
| 2022 | 128 | +0.0% | |
| 2023 | 161 | +25.8% | |
| 2024 | 157 | -2.5% | |
| 2025 | 141 | -10.2% |
For the 10 building fires Lucerne Valley departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 161 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 | 89 | 55.3% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 13 | 8.1% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 7 | 4.3% | |
| 4 | Other | 4 | 2.5% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 4 | 2.5% | |
| 6 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 4 | 2.5% | |
| 7 | Storage area, other | 3 | 1.9% | |
| 8 | Equipment or service area, other | 3 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | Structural area, other | 3 | 1.9% | |
| 10 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 3 | 1.9% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 28 | 17.4% |
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 Lucerne Valley mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 112 | 69.6% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 8 | 5.0% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 7 | 4.3% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 3.1% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 2.5% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 1.9% | |
| 8 | Match | 3 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | Candle | 3 | 1.9% | |
| 10 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 1.2% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 7 | 4.3% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Lucerne Valley departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 98% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $80,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $30,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $25,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $17,000 | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $10,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $5,000 | Outside storage fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $3,000 | Unauthorized burning | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Lucerne Valley sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 707,088 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 91,281 | 27.3 mi | |
| 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 65,000 | 18.0 mi | |
| 2006 | Natural | 61,700 | 30.1 mi | |
| 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 59,788 | 38.1 mi | |
| 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 51,000 | 19.7 mi | |
| 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 40,200 | 38.3 mi | |
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 36,274 | 34.3 mi | |
| 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 33,424 | 31.4 mi | |
| 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 28,164 | 37.1 mi | |
| 2006 | Natural | 24,000 | 10.4 mi | |
| 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | 23,455 | 36.0 mi | |
| 2020 | Fireworks | 22,744 | 27.4 mi |
Top 4 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 Lucerne Valley. 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.