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 Richmond responded to 874 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $500K 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 72% of all calls.
Jan peaks. Dec dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
6,725 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $20.8M cumulative property loss. 1 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 978 | — | |
| 2022 | 1,536 | +57.1% | |
| 2023 | 1,622 | +5.6% | |
| 2024 | 1,715 | +5.7% | |
| 2025 | 874 | -49.0% |
For the 81 building fires Richmond departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 788 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 | 254 | 32.2% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 112 | 14.2% | |
| 3 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 82 | 10.4% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 47 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Other | 32 | 4.1% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 26 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 25 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 21 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 18 | 2.3% | |
| 10 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 16 | 2.0% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 155 | 19.7% |
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 Richmond mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 547 | 69.4% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 76 | 9.6% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 44 | 5.6% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 22 | 2.8% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 21 | 2.7% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 12 | 1.5% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 12 | 1.5% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 0.8% | |
| 9 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 6 | 0.8% | |
| 10 | Candle | 5 | 0.6% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 37 | 4.7% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Richmond departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 68% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 2 | $360,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 3 | $250,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $100,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Richmond sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
15 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 | 0 | |
| 10-19 | 0 | |
| 20-29 | 2 | |
| 30-39 | 4 | |
| 40-49 | 3 | |
| 50-59 | 3 | |
| 60-69 | 2 | |
| 70-79 | 1 | |
| 80+ | 0 |
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 696,075 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Natural | 305,651 | 38.4 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 86,509 | 48.1 mi | |
| 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 67,484 | 43.2 mi | |
| 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 56,556 | 32.7 mi | |
| 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 51,624 | 31.1 mi | |
| 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 36,807 | 48.3 mi | |
| 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | 12,354 | 30.6 mi | |
| 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12,200 | 48.9 mi | |
| 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 8,051 | 40.5 mi | |
| 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 6,744 | 44.4 mi | |
| 2014 | Fireworks | 6,488 | 41.0 mi | |
| 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5,731 | 42.3 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.
Six California cities with population within ±25% of Richmond. 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.