ZIP 70006 recorded 91 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 472 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Jefferson Parish, LA.
472 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 111 | |
| 2022 | 110 | |
| 2023 | 70 | |
| 2024 | 90 | |
| 2025 | 91 |
Sep peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 70006 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 79 | 16.7% | |
| 2 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 59 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 55 | 11.7% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 47 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 36 | 7.6% |
For the 8 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 70006 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 17 | 18.7% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 13 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 7 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 4 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | Wall surface: exterior | 4 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 34 | 37.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 44 | 48.4% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 9 | 9.9% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 8 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 4.4% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 4 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 13 | 14.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 70006 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 229% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $750,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 5 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 6 | $300,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Major |
| 7 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 8 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 70006.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Metairie | 472 |
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 — 472 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.