ZIP 70071 recorded 8 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 89 across 2021–2025. Primary county: St. James Parish, LA.
89 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 29 | |
| 2022 | 20 | |
| 2023 | 15 | |
| 2024 | 17 | |
| 2025 | 8 |
Sep peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 70071 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 20 | 22.5% | |
| 2 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 13 | 14.6% | |
| 3 | Fire, other | 8 | 9.0% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 8 | 9.0% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 7 | 7.9% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 70071 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 8 | 16.3% | |
| 2 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 6 | 12.2% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 8.2% | |
| 4 | Entrance way, lobby | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 6 | Substructure area or space, crawl space | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Roof surface: exterior | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 21 | 42.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 24 | 49.0% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 7 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 8.2% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 3 | 6.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 70071 across 2021–2025. These 7 fires alone account for 172% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $140,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $3,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $1,000 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $500 | Fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 70071.
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 — 89 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.