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 Santa Paula responded to 125 fire and hazmat incidents . 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 63% of all calls.
Jul peaks. Dec dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
569 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2022. $510K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 74 | — | |
| 2022 | 136 | +83.8% | |
| 2023 | 111 | -18.4% | |
| 2024 | 123 | +10.8% | |
| 2025 | 125 | +1.6% |
For the 13 building fires Santa Paula departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 290 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 | 79 | 27.2% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 70 | 24.1% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 19 | 6.6% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 13 | 4.5% | |
| 5 | Other | 9 | 3.1% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 9 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 9 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Railroad right of way: on or near | 7 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 6 | 2.1% | |
| 10 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 6 | 2.1% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 63 | 21.7% |
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 Santa Paula mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 174 | 60.0% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 24 | 8.3% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 22 | 7.6% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 14 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 10 | 3.4% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 1.7% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 1.7% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 5 | 1.7% | |
| 9 | Cigarette lighter | 5 | 1.7% | |
| 10 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 4 | 1.4% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 22 | 7.6% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Santa Paula sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,395,036 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 | 4.9 mi | |
| 2020 | Natural | 174,178 | 41.7 mi | |
| 2006 | Debris and open burning | 162,702 | 25.5 mi | |
| 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 108,204 | 22.8 mi | |
| 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 96,949 | 22.3 mi | |
| 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 63,720 | 19.7 mi | |
| 2007 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 45,300 | 25.8 mi | |
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 41,432 | 37.8 mi | |
| 2007 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 38,356 | 43.3 mi | |
| 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 38,152 | 17.2 mi | |
| 2016 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 32,606 | 44.2 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 31,089 | 41.5 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 Santa Paula. 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.