ZIP 70090 recorded 22 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 97 across 2021–2025. Primary county: St. James Parish, LA.
97 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 45 | |
| 2024 | 25 | |
| 2025 | 22 |
Feb peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 70090 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 22 | 22.7% | |
| 2 | Fire, other | 8 | 8.2% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 8 | 8.2% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 8 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 7 | 7.2% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 70090 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 16 | 32.0% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 9 | 18.0% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 6.0% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Other | 2 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Structural area, other | 2 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Wall surface: exterior | 2 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 11 | 22.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 33 | 66.0% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 5 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 4.0% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 4.0% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 4 | 8.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 70090 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 102% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $30,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $23,530 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $2,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $1,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $100 | Fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 70090.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Vacherie | 2 | |
| 2 | Wallace | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. John the Baptist Parish | LA | 1.00 | FIPS 22095 |
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 — 97 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.