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2025 County Report

Fires in St. Martin Parish, LA

In 2025, fire departments serving St. Martin Parish responded to 112 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $1K property loss.

19,843 residents FIPS 22099 32 cities · 2 fire depts
Total incidents
112
1,221 across 5 years
Building fires
10
14 wildland
Property loss
$1K
$1K structure · $0 contents
Casualties
0 / 0
0 civ deaths · 0 civ inj · 0 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 53% of all calls.

112
Total Incidents
Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire 14 12.5%
Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 14 12.5%
Arcing, shorted electrical equipment 11 9.8%
Authorized controlled burning 11 9.8%
Building fires 10 8.9%
All other categories 52 46.4%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in St. Martin Parish?

Mar peaks. May dips.

Jan 29
Feb 23
Mar 30
Apr 28
May 0
Jun 2
Jul 0
Aug 0
Sep 0
Oct 0
Nov 0
Dec 0
03 Five-year trend

Year over year in St. Martin Parish

1,221 incidents from 2021 through 2025.

YearIncidents 
2021 341
2022 4
2023 404
2024 360
2025 112
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks building fires?

For the 10 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.

Unintentional
17%
7
Cause undetermined
63%
26
Intentional / arson
7%
3
Equipment / heat source failure
2%
1
Under investigation
0%
0
Act of nature (lightning)
11%
1
05 The biggest fires

1 fires · $1K in losses

Largest single-incident property losses in St. Martin Parish during 2025. These 1 fires alone account for 100% of the county's total.

#Property lossCityTypeSeverity
1 $1,000 LAFAYETTE Building fires Significant
06 How St. Martin Parish compares

St. Martin Parish vs LA vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.

5.64
Incidents per 1,000 residents
St. Martin Parish
5.64
LA avg
9.63
US avg
7.15
0.5
Building fires per 1,000 residents
St. Martin Parish
0.5
LA avg
1.29
US avg
0.82
0
Civilian fire deaths per million
St. Martin Parish
0
LA avg
15.6
US avg
5.8
07 Cities in this county

Largest cities in St. Martin Parish

12 cities mapped to FIPS 22099.

08 First responders

Busiest fire departments in St. Martin Parish

2 departments report from this county.

ST MARTIN PARISH FIRE DIST
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FDID 50060 197 incidents
DEQUINCY FIREBroussard VFD
—
FDID 50003 1 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.