ZIP 70072 recorded 416 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 2,000 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Jefferson Parish, LA.
2,000 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 287 | |
| 2022 | 350 | |
| 2023 | 463 | |
| 2024 | 484 | |
| 2025 | 416 |
Sep peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 70072 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 445 | 22.2% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 200 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 154 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 135 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 126 | 6.3% |
For the 118 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 70072 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 85 | 17.7% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 55 | 11.5% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 54 | 11.2% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 48 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 30 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 24 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 18 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 15 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 151 | 31.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 273 | 56.9% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 34 | 7.1% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 34 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 22 | 4.6% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 16 | 3.3% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 15 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 8 | 1.7% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 1.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 70 | 14.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 70072 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 115% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $821,680 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $312,875 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $260,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $170,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 70072.
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 — 2,000 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.