Dome Fire Reaches 6,632 Acres in Yosemite, 40% Contained as of Oct. 3
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In 2025, fire departments serving National City responded to 333 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $500K 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 66% of all calls.
Jan peaks. Nov dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
1,744 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2023. $4.9M cumulative property loss. 1 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 284 | — | |
| 2022 | 393 | +38.4% | |
| 2023 | 400 | +1.8% | |
| 2024 | 334 | -16.5% | |
| 2025 | 333 | -0.3% |
For the 20 building fires National City departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 370 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 | 190 | 51.4% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 38 | 10.3% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 35 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Other | 12 | 3.2% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 10 | 2.7% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 9 | 2.4% | |
| 7 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 8 | 2.2% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 6 | 1.6% | |
| 9 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 6 | 1.6% | |
| 10 | Assembly or sales area, other | 4 | 1.1% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 52 | 14.1% |
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 National City mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 280 | 75.7% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 24 | 6.5% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 20 | 5.4% | |
| 4 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 9 | 2.4% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 1.6% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 6 | 1.6% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 1.4% | |
| 8 | Candle | 5 | 1.4% | |
| 9 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 0.8% | |
| 10 | Cigarette lighter | 2 | 0.5% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 10 | 2.7% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by National City departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 87% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $75,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $75,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $35,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $30,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. National City sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 957,867 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Recreation and ceremony | 280,059 | 30.9 mi | |
| 2007 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 197,990 | 36.1 mi | |
| 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 90,440 | 30.6 mi | |
| 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | 61,690 | 42.9 mi | |
| 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 56,427 | 41.6 mi | |
| 2007 | Other causes | 49,390 | 44.3 mi | |
| 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 47,921 | 20.4 mi | |
| 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20,768 | 34.8 mi | |
| 2006 | Recreation and ceremony | 16,677 | 25.7 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16,390 | 24.4 mi | |
| 1996 | Recreation and ceremony | 14,720 | 14.9 mi | |
| 2012 | Natural | 10,632 | 47.2 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 National City. 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.