ZIP 70079 recorded 28 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 130 across 2021–2025. Primary county: St. Charles Parish, LA.
130 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 38 | |
| 2023 | 28 | |
| 2024 | 34 | |
| 2025 | 28 |
May peaks. Mar dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 70079 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 30 | 23.1% | |
| 2 | Passenger vehicle fire | 24 | 18.5% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 12 | 9.2% | |
| 4 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 10 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 6 | 4.6% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 70079 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 16 | 22.5% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 10 | 14.1% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 9 | 12.7% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 7 | 9.9% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 5 | 7.0% | |
| 6 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 3 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 3 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 16 | 22.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 49 | 69.0% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 4 | 5.6% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 3 | 4.2% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 4.2% | |
| 5 | Fireworks | 3 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Heat, spark from friction | 2 | 2.8% | |
| 7 | Radiated heat from another fire | 2 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 1.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 4 | 5.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 70079 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 12047% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $175,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $160,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $70,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 70079.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norco | 123 |
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 — 130 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.