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 Tulare responded to 713 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 56% of all calls.
Jan peaks. Sep dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
4,206 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2022. $13.1M cumulative property loss. 2 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 796 | — | |
| 2022 | 950 | +19.3% | |
| 2023 | 891 | -6.2% | |
| 2024 | 856 | -3.9% | |
| 2025 | 713 | -16.7% |
For the 19 building fires Tulare departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 857 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 | 217 | 25.3% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 114 | 13.3% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 106 | 12.4% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 56 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 37 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 32 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 31 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 28 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 26 | 3.0% | |
| 10 | Other | 22 | 2.6% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 188 | 21.9% |
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 Tulare mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 546 | 63.7% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 47 | 5.5% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 46 | 5.4% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 41 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 24 | 2.8% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 20 | 2.3% | |
| 7 | Chemical reaction | 16 | 1.9% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 15 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 15 | 1.8% | |
| 10 | Cigarette lighter | 14 | 1.6% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 73 | 8.5% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Tulare departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 75% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $400,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 2 | $250,000 | Outside storage fire | Major | Investigated |
| 3 | $192,400 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $100,000 | Fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $80,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $50,000 | Outside storage fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Tulare sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
8 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 | 1 | |
| 20-29 | 1 | |
| 30-39 | 0 | |
| 40-49 | 3 | |
| 50-59 | 0 | |
| 60-69 | 2 | |
| 70-79 | 1 | |
| 80+ | 0 |
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 215,367 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 43,700 | 15.3 mi | |
| 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | 36,556 | 35.1 mi | |
| 2011 | Natural | 20,500 | 46.4 mi | |
| 1996 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 19,839 | 44.0 mi | |
| 2017 | Natural | 19,215 | 47.9 mi | |
| 1995 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7,495 | 46.8 mi | |
| 2015 | Natural | 6,960 | 44.9 mi | |
| 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | 5,607 | 46.4 mi | |
| 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4,479 | 26.3 mi | |
| 2016 | Natural | 4,357 | 46.4 mi | |
| 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4,152 | 40.6 mi | |
| 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | 4,000 | 45.8 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 Tulare. 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.