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2025 County Report

Fires in Red River Parish, LA

In 2025, fire departments serving Red River Parish responded to 163 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $100K property loss.

3,247 residents FIPS 22081 26 cities · 1 fire depts
Total incidents
163
534 across 5 years
Building fires
15
55 wildland
Property loss
$1.1M
$788K structure · $344K contents
Casualties
3 / 0
3 civ deaths · 0 civ inj · 0 FF inj
01 The mix

What kinds of fires happen here?

Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire lead by count. Top five categories make up about 50% of all calls.

163
Total Incidents
Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire 27 16.6%
Building fires 15 9.2%
Passenger vehicle fire 14 8.6%
Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 13 8.0%
Power line down 12 7.4%
All other categories 82 50.3%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in Red River Parish?

Oct peaks. Jun dips.

Jan 18
Feb 21
Mar 13
Apr 7
May 8
Jun 5
Jul 18
Aug 8
Sep 10
Oct 30
Nov 15
Dec 10
03 Five-year trend

Year over year in Red River Parish

534 incidents from 2021 through 2025.

YearIncidents 
2021 6
2022 58
2023 170
2024 137
2025 163
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks building fires?

For the 15 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.

Unintentional
36%
27
Cause undetermined
24%
18
Intentional / arson
9%
7
Equipment / heat source failure
13%
10
Under investigation
11%
8
Act of nature (lightning)
7%
6
05 The biggest fires

10 fires · $575K in losses

Largest single-incident property losses in Red River Parish during 2025. These 10 fires alone account for 73% of the county's total.

#Property lossCityTypeSeverity
1 $100,000 Coushatta Passenger vehicle fire Significant
2 $100,000 Coushatta Road freight or transport vehicle fire Significant
3 $100,000 Coushatta Fire in mobile prop. used as a fixed struc., other Significant
4 $70,000 Coushatta Passenger vehicle fire Significant
5 $50,000 Coushatta Building fires Significant
6 $50,000 Coushatta Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence Significant
7 $30,000 Coushatta Passenger vehicle fire Significant
8 $25,000 Coushatta Building fires Significant
9 $25,000 Coushatta Building fires Significant
10 $25,000 Coushatta Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire Significant
06 How Red River Parish compares

Red River Parish vs LA vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.

50.2
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Red River Parish
50.2
LA avg
9.63
US avg
7.15
4.62
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Red River Parish
4.62
LA avg
1.29
US avg
0.82
923.9
Civilian fire deaths per million
Red River Parish
923.9
LA avg
15.6
US avg
5.8
07 Cities in this county

Largest cities in Red River Parish

12 cities mapped to FIPS 22081.

08 First responders

Busiest fire departments in Red River Parish

1 departments report from this county.

RED RIVER FIRE PRO DIST
Coushatta
FDID 41001 165 incidents 15 paid 10 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.