ZIP 70003 recorded 193 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,000 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Jefferson Parish, LA.
1,000 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 205 | |
| 2022 | 182 | |
| 2023 | 187 | |
| 2024 | 233 | |
| 2025 | 193 |
Sep peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 70003 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 152 | 15.2% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 105 | 10.5% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 102 | 10.2% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 75 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 74 | 7.4% |
For the 27 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 70003 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 35 | 15.8% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 32 | 14.5% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 30 | 13.6% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 22 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 10 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 8 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Other | 7 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Wall surface: exterior | 7 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 70 | 31.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 126 | 57.0% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 21 | 9.5% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 16 | 7.2% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 12 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 2.3% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 2.3% | |
| 7 | Radiated heat from another fire | 5 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 27 | 12.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 70003 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 230% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,000,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 5 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 6 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 7 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 70003.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Metairie | 995 | |
| 2 | River Ridge | 3 | |
| 3 | Kenner | 1 | |
| 4 | New Orleans | 1 |
The figures above are historical. For today's air quality, fire-weather warnings, and active fires, go to the official sources.
NFIRS reports each fire incident with a 5-digit address ZIP. We aggregate those rows directly to produce ZIP-level totals — 1,000 incidents in this ZIP across 2021–2025. Building-fire breakdowns (Area of Origin, Heat Source, ignition cause) only count fires investigators classified beyond the basic incident report. Because NFIRS reporting is voluntary, totals are a strong indicator rather than a complete census.