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2025 County Report

Fires in Iberville Parish, LA

In 2025, fire departments serving Iberville Parish responded to 216 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $1.0M property loss.

18,834 residents FIPS 22047 46 cities · 8 fire depts
Total incidents
216
1,470 across 5 years
Building fires
22
20 wildland
Property loss
$2.5M
$2.2M structure · $272K contents
Casualties
1 / 2
1 civ deaths · 2 civ inj · 0 FF inj
01 The mix

What kinds of fires happen here?

Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) lead by count. Top five categories make up about 58% of all calls.

216
Total Incidents
Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 69 31.9%
Building fires 22 10.2%
Arcing, shorted electrical equipment 14 6.5%
Grass fire 11 5.1%
Passenger vehicle fire 9 4.2%
All other categories 91 42.1%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in Iberville Parish?

Jan peaks. Nov dips.

Jan 46
Feb 27
Mar 31
Apr 17
May 24
Jun 15
Jul 20
Aug 15
Sep 12
Oct 9
Nov 0
Dec 0
03 Five-year trend

Year over year in Iberville Parish

1,470 incidents from 2021 through 2025.

YearIncidents 
2021 352
2022 263
2023 337
2024 302
2025 216
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks building fires?

For the 22 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.

Unintentional
38%
28
Cause undetermined
25%
18
Intentional / arson
7%
5
Equipment / heat source failure
16%
12
Under investigation
4%
3
Act of nature (lightning)
10%
6
05 The biggest fires

10 fires · $2.1M in losses

Largest single-incident property losses in Iberville Parish during 2025. These 10 fires alone account for 98% of the county's total.

#Property lossCityTypeSeverity
1 $1,000,000 White Castle Building fires Major
2 $500,000 Plaquemine Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other Major
3 $212,000 Plaquemine Building fires Significant
4 $150,000 Plaquemine Building fires Significant
5 $125,000 Sunshine Building fires Significant
6 $75,000 Plaquemine Building fires Significant
7 $50,000 Bayou Sorrel Building fires Significant
8 $15,000 Plaquemine Passenger vehicle fire Significant
9 $12,000 Plaquemine Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other Significant
10 $10,000 St Gabriel Building fires Significant
06 How Iberville Parish compares

Iberville Parish vs LA vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.

11.47
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Iberville Parish
11.47
LA avg
9.63
US avg
7.15
1.17
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Iberville Parish
1.17
LA avg
1.29
US avg
0.82
53.1
Civilian fire deaths per million
Iberville Parish
53.1
LA avg
15.6
US avg
5.8
07 Cities in this county

Largest cities in Iberville Parish

12 cities mapped to FIPS 22047.

08 First responders

Busiest fire departments in Iberville Parish

8 departments report from this county.

PLAQUEMINE FIRE DEPT
Plaquemine
FDID 24025 113 incidents 13 paid 12 vol
EAST IBERVILLE VFD
ST GABRIEL
FDID 24010 30 incidents 8 paid 20 vol
WHITE CASTLE VFD
—
FDID 24035 30 incidents
ROSEDALE VFD
—
FDID 24030 14 incidents
BAYOU GOULA FIRE AND RESCUE
—
FDID 24040 4 incidents
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.