In 2025, fire departments serving Marrero responded to 408 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $822K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Building fires lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 61% of all calls.
May peaks. Dec dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
1,935 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $4.6M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 273 | — | |
| 2022 | 339 | +24.2% | |
| 2023 | 448 | +32.2% | |
| 2024 | 467 | +4.2% | |
| 2025 | 408 | -12.6% |
For the 118 building fires Marrero departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 467 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 | 86 | 18.4% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 55 | 11.8% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 47 | 10.1% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 46 | 9.9% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 29 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 22 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 18 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 15 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 12 | 2.6% | |
| 10 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 12 | 2.6% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 125 | 26.8% |
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 Marrero mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 260 | 55.7% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 34 | 7.3% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 34 | 7.3% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 22 | 4.7% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 17 | 3.6% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 15 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 8 | 1.7% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 1.7% | |
| 9 | Fireworks | 8 | 1.7% | |
| 10 | Cigarette | 8 | 1.7% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 53 | 11.3% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Marrero departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 83% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $821,680 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 2 | $312,875 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $114,077 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $56,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $40,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Marrero sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 20,894 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,922 | 35.9 mi | |
| 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | 1,600 | 46.9 mi | |
| 2006 | Debris and open burning | 1,507 | 43.1 mi | |
| 2011 | Natural | 1,500 | 18.0 mi | |
| 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 1,200 | 47.8 mi | |
| 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,178 | 49.2 mi | |
| 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,078 | 50.0 mi | |
| 2010 | Natural | 893 | 15.5 mi | |
| 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 886 | 42.0 mi | |
| 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 800 | 33.0 mi | |
| 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 798 | 44.0 mi | |
| 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 725 | 32.7 mi |
Top 8 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 Marrero. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
2 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Marrero.
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.