ZIP 70049 recorded 17 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 143 across 2021–2025. Primary county: St. John the Baptist Parish, LA.
143 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 37 | |
| 2022 | 22 | |
| 2023 | 34 | |
| 2024 | 33 | |
| 2025 | 17 |
Oct peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 70049 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 20 | 14.0% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 18 | 12.6% | |
| 3 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 15 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 11 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 10 | 7.0% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 70049 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 11 | 36.7% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 13.3% | |
| 4 | Other | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 5 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 6 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Duct: hvac, cable, exhaust, heating, or AC | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 5 | 16.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 20 | 66.7% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 2 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 6 | Radiated heat from another fire | 1 | 3.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 70049 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1102% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $153,193 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $108,382 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $64,341 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $60,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $45,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 70049.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edgard | 143 |
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 — 143 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.