Dome Fire Reaches 6,632 Acres in Yosemite, 40% Contained as of Oct. 3
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In 2025, fire departments serving Santa Clara responded to 309 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $500K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 45% of all calls.
Jun peaks. Aug dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
2,015 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2023. $14.4M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 399 | — | |
| 2022 | 422 | +5.8% | |
| 2023 | 451 | +6.9% | |
| 2024 | 434 | -3.8% | |
| 2025 | 309 | -28.8% |
For the 22 building fires Santa Clara departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 346 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 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 73 | 21.1% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 32 | 9.2% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 32 | 9.2% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 24 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 22 | 6.4% | |
| 6 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 16 | 4.6% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 12 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 12 | 3.5% | |
| 9 | Outside area, other | 11 | 3.2% | |
| 10 | Other | 10 | 2.9% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 102 | 29.5% |
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 Santa Clara mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 163 | 47.1% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 53 | 15.3% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 25 | 7.2% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 18 | 5.2% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 16 | 4.6% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 14 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 12 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 1.7% | |
| 9 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 6 | 1.7% | |
| 10 | Candle | 6 | 1.7% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 27 | 7.8% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Santa Clara departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 88% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 3 | $150,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $75,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $75,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $70,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $60,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $35,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Santa Clara sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 680,488 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 396,624 | 22.4 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 86,509 | 15.6 mi | |
| 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 47,760 | 27.8 mi | |
| 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 34,271 | 37.8 mi | |
| 2003 | Natural | 30,170 | 36.0 mi | |
| 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12,200 | 29.9 mi | |
| 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7,817 | 19.3 mi | |
| 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 6,804 | 36.7 mi | |
| 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 6,744 | 28.1 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5,513 | 34.3 mi | |
| 2003 | Natural | 5,018 | 30.8 mi | |
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4,474 | 19.4 mi |
Top 3 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 Clara. 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.