Dome Fire Reaches 6,632 Acres in Yosemite, 40% Contained as of Oct. 3
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In 2025, fire departments serving Santa Barbara responded to 675 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $50K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Hazardous condition, other lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 74% of all calls.
Nov peaks. May dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
3,613 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $4.2M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 720 | — | |
| 2022 | 634 | -11.9% | |
| 2023 | 789 | +24.4% | |
| 2024 | 795 | +0.8% | |
| 2025 | 675 | -15.1% |
For the 14 building fires Santa Barbara departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 590 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 | Outside area, other | 133 | 22.5% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 126 | 21.4% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 55 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 44 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Other | 36 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 36 | 6.1% | |
| 7 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 32 | 5.4% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 19 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 19 | 3.2% | |
| 10 | Railroad right of way: on or near | 12 | 2.0% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 78 | 13.2% |
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 Santa Barbara mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 207 | 35.1% | |
| 2 | Cigarette lighter | 64 | 10.8% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 60 | 10.2% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 51 | 8.6% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 39 | 6.6% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 38 | 6.4% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 23 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 19 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 16 | 2.7% | |
| 10 | Cigarette | 15 | 2.5% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 58 | 9.8% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Santa Barbara departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 98% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $50,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $5,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $3,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $2,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $1,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Santa Barbara sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 944,379 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 | 37.6 mi | |
| 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 240,207 | 32.1 mi | |
| 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 91,622 | 38.9 mi | |
| 1993 | Smoking | 43,201 | 22.4 mi | |
| 2016 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 32,606 | 9.5 mi | |
| 2006 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 30,000 | 47.2 mi | |
| 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 24,800 | 49.6 mi | |
| 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 24,238 | 45.6 mi | |
| 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | 21,645 | 23.8 mi | |
| 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18,431 | 16.4 mi | |
| 2009 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 17,463 | 48.5 mi | |
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14,988 | 35.6 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 Santa Barbara. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Santa Barbara.
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.