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 Ojai responded to 54 fire and hazmat incidents . Here's the full picture.
Carbon monoxide incident lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 74% of all calls.
Jan peaks. Apr dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
279 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2023.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 45 | — | |
| 2022 | 48 | +6.7% | |
| 2023 | 73 | +52.1% | |
| 2024 | 59 | -19.2% | |
| 2025 | 54 | -8.5% |
For the 9 building fires Ojai departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 113 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 | 21 | 18.6% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 15 | 13.3% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 12 | 10.6% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 6 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 5 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 4.4% | |
| 8 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 4 | 3.5% | |
| 9 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 3.5% | |
| 10 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 4 | 3.5% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 30 | 26.5% |
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 Ojai mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 43 | 38.1% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 13 | 11.5% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 12 | 10.6% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 11 | 9.7% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 7 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 3.5% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 3.5% | |
| 9 | Cigarette lighter | 4 | 3.5% | |
| 10 | Match | 3 | 2.7% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 8 | 7.1% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Ojai sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,403,763 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 | 10.8 mi | |
| 2020 | Natural | 174,178 | 38.9 mi | |
| 2006 | Debris and open burning | 162,702 | 30.0 mi | |
| 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 108,204 | 33.3 mi | |
| 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 96,949 | 34.4 mi | |
| 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 63,720 | 27.9 mi | |
| 2007 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 45,300 | 32.4 mi | |
| 1993 | Smoking | 43,201 | 43.7 mi | |
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 41,432 | 47.8 mi | |
| 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 38,152 | 29.1 mi | |
| 2016 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 32,606 | 32.5 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 31,089 | 47.9 mi |
Top 6 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 Ojai. 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.