In 2025, fire departments serving Chauvin responded to 73 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $100K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Grass fire lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 66% of all calls.
Sep peaks. Dec dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
419 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2021. $1.0M cumulative property loss. 1 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 102 | — | |
| 2022 | 86 | -15.7% | |
| 2023 | 91 | +5.8% | |
| 2024 | 67 | -26.4% | |
| 2025 | 73 | +9.0% |
For the 3 building fires Chauvin departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 130 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 | 41 | 31.5% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 20 | 15.4% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 13 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 11 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 8 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 5 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | Other | 3 | 2.3% | |
| 10 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 1.5% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 19 | 14.6% |
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 Chauvin mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 82 | 63.1% | |
| 2 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 8 | 6.2% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 4.6% | |
| 4 | Cigarette lighter | 5 | 3.8% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Radiated heat from another fire | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 2.3% | |
| 10 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 1.5% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 8 | 6.2% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Chauvin departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $60,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $22,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $10,000 | Water vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $3,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $1,500 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $500 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $500 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Chauvin sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
5 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 | 1 | |
| 30-39 | 0 | |
| 40-49 | 1 | |
| 50-59 | 1 | |
| 60-69 | 0 | |
| 70-79 | 0 | |
| 80+ | 0 |
Top 5 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,589 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Natural | 893 | 43.4 mi | |
| 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 614 | 12.3 mi | |
| 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 47 | 46.1 mi | |
| 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 19 | 45.8 mi | |
| 2014 | Natural | 16 | 37.0 mi |
Top 4 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.
Six Louisiana cities with population within ±25% of Chauvin. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Chauvin.
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.