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 Rosamond responded to 191 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $400K 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 47% of all calls.
Jan peaks. Feb dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
1,076 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2021. $13.6M cumulative property loss. 3 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 257 | — | |
| 2022 | 209 | -18.7% | |
| 2023 | 171 | -18.2% | |
| 2024 | 248 | +45.0% | |
| 2025 | 191 | -23.0% |
For the 10 building fires Rosamond departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 271 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 | 101 | 37.3% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 29 | 10.7% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 15 | 5.5% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 12 | 4.4% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 11 | 4.1% | |
| 6 | Exterior, exposed surface | 10 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Other | 9 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 7 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 6 | 2.2% | |
| 10 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 6 | 2.2% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 65 | 24.0% |
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 Rosamond mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 155 | 57.2% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 31 | 11.4% | |
| 3 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 18 | 6.6% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 13 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 10 | 3.7% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 9 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 2.2% | |
| 8 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 6 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 1.5% | |
| 10 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 1.1% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 16 | 5.9% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Rosamond departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 85% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $400,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 2 | $400,000 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | Major | Investigated |
| 3 | $400,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 4 | $400,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 5 | $400,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | Major | Investigated |
| 6 | $200,000 | Self-propelled motor home or recreational vehicle | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $200,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $75,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Rosamond sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
14 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 | 5 | |
| 30-39 | 2 | |
| 40-49 | 3 | |
| 50-59 | 2 | |
| 60-69 | 0 | |
| 70-79 | 2 | |
| 80+ | 0 |
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,267,335 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Natural | 174,178 | 40.6 mi | |
| 2006 | Debris and open burning | 162,702 | 35.4 mi | |
| 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | 160,371 | 43.1 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 115,997 | 45.1 mi | |
| 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 108,204 | 42.0 mi | |
| 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 63,720 | 40.5 mi | |
| 2007 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 45,300 | 34.1 mi | |
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 41,432 | 32.2 mi | |
| 2007 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 38,356 | 24.5 mi | |
| 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | 37,026 | 39.6 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 31,089 | 18.6 mi | |
| 2013 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 30,274 | 23.3 mi |
Top 2 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 Rosamond. 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.