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2025 County Report

Fires in East Feliciana Parish, LA

In 2025, fire departments serving East Feliciana Parish responded to 53 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $50K property loss. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.

8,136 residents FIPS 22037 24 cities · 10 fire depts
Total incidents
53
204 across 5 years
Building fires
14
18 wildland
Property loss
$418K
$290K structure · $128K contents
Casualties
0 / 0
0 civ deaths · 0 civ inj · 0 FF inj
01 The mix

What kinds of fires happen here?

Building fires lead by count. Top five categories make up about 70% of all calls.

53
Total Incidents
Building fires 14 26.4%
Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire 9 17.0%
Grass fire 8 15.1%
Trash or rubbish fire, contained 3 5.7%
Passenger vehicle fire 3 5.7%
All other categories 16 30.2%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in East Feliciana Parish?

Jan peaks. Jun dips.

Jan 13
Feb 9
Mar 7
Apr 9
May 4
Jun 0
Jul 0
Aug 2
Sep 6
Oct 2
Nov 0
Dec 1
03 Five-year trend

Year over year in East Feliciana Parish

204 incidents from 2021 through 2025.

YearIncidents 
2021 30
2022 23
2023 37
2024 61
2025 53
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks building fires?

For the 14 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.

Unintentional
71%
17
Cause undetermined
17%
4
Intentional / arson
4%
1
Equipment / heat source failure
0%
0
Under investigation
4%
1
Act of nature (lightning)
4%
1
05 The biggest fires

10 fires · $290K in losses

Largest single-incident property losses in East Feliciana Parish during 2025. These 10 fires alone account for 100% of the county's total.

#Property lossCityTypeSeverity
1 $50,000 Zachary Building fires Significant
2 $50,000 Jackson Building fires Significant
3 $50,000 Jackson Building fires Significant
4 $30,000 Clinton Building fires Significant
5 $30,000 Norwood Building fires Significant
6 $30,000 Jackson Building fires Significant
7 $25,000 CLINTON Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence Significant
8 $15,000 SLAUGHTER Passenger vehicle fire Significant
9 $10,000 CLINTON Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire Significant
10 $1 Ethel Grass fire Significant
06 How East Feliciana Parish compares

East Feliciana Parish vs LA vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.

6.51
Incidents per 1,000 residents
East Feliciana Parish
6.51
LA avg
9.63
US avg
7.15
1.72
Building fires per 1,000 residents
East Feliciana Parish
1.72
LA avg
1.29
US avg
0.82
0
Civilian fire deaths per million
East Feliciana Parish
0
LA avg
15.6
US avg
5.8
07 Cities in this county

Largest cities in East Feliciana Parish

12 cities mapped to FIPS 22037.

08 First responders

Busiest fire departments in East Feliciana Parish

10 departments report from this county.

BLUFF CREEK VFD
—
FDID 19035 16 incidents
Ethel Vol Fire Dept
Ethel
FDID 19002 9 incidents 30 vol
JACKSON VFD
—
FDID 19015 8 incidents
NORWOOD VFD
Norwood
FDID 19020 2 incidents 26 vol
CLINTON VFD
Clinton
FDID 19001 1 incidents 27 vol
09 Historical wildfires

Largest fires recorded in LA

Top 10 fire perimeters by acres burned (state-scoped fallback while we build out per-county polygons).

#NameYearAgencyAcres
1 Cinnamon Teal Fire 2014 FWS 11,235
2 Pintail Fire 2014 FWS 8,889
3 Sac a Lait 2019 FWS 7,445
4 Wilderness 1987 USFS 7,089
5 LEONARD FIRE 2013 FWS 6,396
6 Cottonmouth 2016 FWS 6,389
7 CICADA 2010 FWS 6,270
8 Threat 1 2016 PRI 5,370
9 Wrangler 2010 USFS 4,363
10 Anole 2016 FWS 3,563

About this data

County-level NFIRS aggregates for 2025, plus 5-year totals across 2021–2025. NFIRS is voluntary — about 23,000 of roughly 30,000 US fire departments report — so totals are a strong indicator, not a complete census. Wildfire risk score (0–100) and Expected Annual Loss come from FEMA's National Risk Index. Drought class is the most recent USDM classification (D0 = abnormally dry through D4 = exceptional drought). Historical fire perimeters are sourced from the NIFC InterAgency Fire Perimeter History.