ZIP 70056 recorded 189 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,128 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Jefferson Parish, LA.
1,128 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 230 | |
| 2022 | 244 | |
| 2023 | 237 | |
| 2024 | 228 | |
| 2025 | 189 |
Sep peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 70056 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 140 | 12.4% | |
| 2 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 129 | 11.4% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 100 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 90 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 87 | 7.7% |
For the 37 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 70056 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 37 | 14.2% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 31 | 11.9% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 30 | 11.5% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 29 | 11.1% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 24 | 9.2% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 12 | 4.6% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 9 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Wall surface: exterior | 8 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 81 | 31.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 171 | 65.5% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 15 | 5.7% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 12 | 4.6% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 9 | 3.4% | |
| 5 | Match | 9 | 3.4% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 1.9% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 5 | 1.9% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 1.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 31 | 11.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 70056 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 795% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $918,200 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $651,873 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $629,709 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $370,002 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 5 | $335,087 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 6 | $301,827 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 7 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 8 | $200,950 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 70056.
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 — 1,128 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.