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2025 County Report

Fires in Livingston Parish, LA

In 2025, fire departments serving Livingston Parish responded to 839 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $500K property loss. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.

23,695 residents FIPS 22063 29 cities · 11 fire depts
Total incidents
839
5,776 across 5 years
Building fires
111
190 wildland
Property loss
$5.6M
$4.5M structure · $1.1M contents
Casualties
1 / 12
1 civ deaths · 5 civ inj · 7 FF inj
01 The mix

What kinds of fires happen here?

Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire lead by count. Top five categories make up about 59% of all calls.

839
Total Incidents
Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire 167 19.9%
Building fires 111 13.2%
Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire 111 13.2%
Passenger vehicle fire 56 6.7%
Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 47 5.6%
All other categories 347 41.4%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in Livingston Parish?

Mar peaks. Dec dips.

Jan 86
Feb 84
Mar 150
Apr 103
May 77
Jun 77
Jul 69
Aug 73
Sep 98
Oct 14
Nov 6
Dec 2
03 Five-year trend

Year over year in Livingston Parish

5,776 incidents from 2021 through 2025.

YearIncidents 
2021 954
2022 1,050
2023 1,770
2024 1,163
2025 839
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks building fires?

For the 111 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.

Unintentional
36%
180
Cause undetermined
20%
102
Intentional / arson
23%
116
Equipment / heat source failure
7%
35
Under investigation
6%
28
Act of nature (lightning)
8%
7
05 The biggest fires

10 fires · $2.2M in losses

Largest single-incident property losses in Livingston Parish during 2025. These 10 fires alone account for 48% of the county's total.

#Property lossCityTypeSeverity
1 $500,000 Denham Springs Building fires Major
2 $300,000 Denham Springs Building fires Major
3 $300,000 Denham Springs Passenger vehicle fire Major
4 $200,000 Walker Building fires Significant
5 $200,000 Walker Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire Significant
6 $150,000 Port Vincent Building fires Significant
7 $150,000 Denham Springs Building fires Significant
8 $150,000 Denham Springs Building fires Significant
9 $110,000 Livingston Building fires Significant
10 $100,000 Denham Springs Building fires Significant
06 How Livingston Parish compares

Livingston Parish vs LA vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.

35.41
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Livingston Parish
35.41
LA avg
9.63
US avg
7.15
4.68
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Livingston Parish
4.68
LA avg
1.29
US avg
0.82
42.2
Civilian fire deaths per million
Livingston Parish
42.2
LA avg
15.6
US avg
5.8
07 Cities in this county

Largest cities in Livingston Parish

12 cities mapped to FIPS 22063.

08 First responders

Busiest fire departments in Livingston Parish

11 departments report from this county.

Livingston Fire Prot Dist4
Walker
FDID 32020 462 incidents 20 paid
Livingston Fire Prot Dist 5
Denham Springs
FDID 32040 153 incidents 3 paid 52 vol
ALBANY VFD FIRE DIST 1
Albany
FDID 32001 75 incidents 12 vol
DENHAM SPRINGS FIRE DEPT
Denham Springs
FDID 32005 51 incidents 20 paid 6 vol
FRENCH SETTLEMENT VFD DIST 8
—
FDID 32015 51 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.