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2025 County Report

Fires in Plaquemines Parish, LA

In 2025, fire departments serving Plaquemines Parish responded to 1 fire and hazmat incidents.

18,524 residents FIPS 22075 66 cities · 6 fire depts
Total incidents
1
723 across 5 years
Building fires
1
0 wildland
Property loss
$0
$0 structure · $0 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 100% of all calls.

1
Total Incidents
Building fires 1 100.0%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in Plaquemines Parish?

Sep peaks. Jan dips.

Jan 0
Feb 0
Mar 0
Apr 0
May 0
Jun 0
Jul 0
Aug 0
Sep 1
Oct 0
Nov 0
Dec 0
03 Five-year trend

Year over year in Plaquemines Parish

723 incidents from 2021 through 2025.

YearIncidents 
2021 191
2022 61
2023 203
2024 267
2025 1
06 How Plaquemines Parish compares

Plaquemines Parish vs LA vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.

0.05
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Plaquemines Parish
0.05
LA avg
9.63
US avg
7.15
0.05
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Plaquemines Parish
0.05
LA avg
1.29
US avg
0.82
0
Civilian fire deaths per million
Plaquemines Parish
0
LA avg
15.6
US avg
5.8
07 Cities in this county

Largest cities in Plaquemines Parish

12 cities mapped to FIPS 22075.

08 First responders

Busiest fire departments in Plaquemines Parish

6 departments report from this county.

BELLE CHASSE VOLUNTEER FD
—
FDID 38005 0 incidents
PORT SULPHUR VFD
—
FDID 38010 0 incidents
BURAS VFD
BURAS
FDID 38015 0 incidents 12 vol
BOOTHVILLE VENICE VFD
Venice
FDID 38020 0 incidents 6 paid 15 vol
LAKE HERMITAGE VFD
—
FDID 38025 0 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.