ZIP 70085 recorded 18 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 282 across 2021–2025. Primary county: St. Bernard Parish, LA.
282 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 68 | |
| 2022 | 54 | |
| 2023 | 79 | |
| 2024 | 63 | |
| 2025 | 18 |
Sep peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 70085 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 96 | 34.0% | |
| 2 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 26 | 9.2% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 23 | 8.2% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 17 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 17 | 6.0% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 70085 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 26 | 22.8% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 18 | 15.8% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 17 | 14.9% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 15 | 13.2% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 10 | 8.8% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 8 | 7.0% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 3 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Other | 2 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 15 | 13.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 81 | 71.1% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 9 | 7.9% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 5 | 4.4% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 2.6% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 3 | 2.6% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 2 | 1.8% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 1.8% | |
| 8 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 2 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 7 | 6.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 70085 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 402% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $140,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $45,000 | Water vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 70085.
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 — 282 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.