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2025 County Report

Fires in Terrebonne Parish, LA

In 2025, fire departments serving Terrebonne Parish responded to 632 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $200K property loss.

74,504 residents FIPS 22109 43 cities · 13 fire depts
Total incidents
632
4,839 across 5 years
Building fires
75
68 wildland
Property loss
$2.5M
$2.0M structure · $480K contents
Casualties
2 / 8
2 civ deaths · 5 civ inj · 3 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.

632
Total Incidents
Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire 89 14.1%
Building fires 75 11.9%
Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 68 10.8%
Arcing, shorted electrical equipment 62 9.8%
Outside rubbish fire, other 40 6.3%
All other categories 298 47.2%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in Terrebonne Parish?

Jan peaks. Dec dips.

Jan 73
Feb 48
Mar 65
Apr 58
May 44
Jun 62
Jul 57
Aug 58
Sep 72
Oct 55
Nov 32
Dec 8
03 Five-year trend

Year over year in Terrebonne Parish

4,839 incidents from 2021 through 2025.

YearIncidents 
2021 1,388
2022 915
2023 921
2024 983
2025 632
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks building fires?

For the 75 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.

Unintentional
31%
73
Cause undetermined
29%
69
Intentional / arson
21%
50
Equipment / heat source failure
4%
9
Under investigation
10%
23
Act of nature (lightning)
5%
6
05 The biggest fires

10 fires · $1.2M in losses

Largest single-incident property losses in Terrebonne Parish during 2025. These 10 fires alone account for 60% of the county's total.

#Property lossCityTypeSeverity
1 $200,000 Houma Building fires Significant
2 $200,000 Houma Building fires Significant
3 $200,000 HOUMA Building fires Significant
4 $120,000 Bourg Building fires Significant
5 $100,000 Chauvin Building fires Significant
6 $80,000 HOUMA Building fires Significant
7 $80,000 HOUMA Building fires Significant
8 $75,000 HOUMA Building fires Significant
9 $70,000 THERIOT Water vehicle fire Significant
10 $70,000 HOUMA Building fires Significant
06 How Terrebonne Parish compares

Terrebonne Parish vs LA vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.

8.48
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Terrebonne Parish
8.48
LA avg
9.63
US avg
7.15
1.01
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Terrebonne Parish
1.01
LA avg
1.29
US avg
0.82
26.8
Civilian fire deaths per million
Terrebonne Parish
26.8
LA avg
15.6
US avg
5.8
07 Cities in this county

Largest cities in Terrebonne Parish

12 cities mapped to FIPS 22109.

08 First responders

Busiest fire departments in Terrebonne Parish

13 departments report from this county.

HOUMA FD
HOUMA
FDID 55070 201 incidents 60 paid
Bayou Cane VFD
HOUMA
FDID 55001 151 incidents 48 paid 10 vol
LITTLE CAILLOU VFD DIST 7
Chauvin
FDID 55040 75 incidents
GRAND CAILLOU FD DIST 4
—
FDID 55025 59 incidents
Coteau VFD
Houma
FDID 55002 30 incidents 10 paid 20 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.