ZIP 70094 recorded 350 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,693 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Jefferson Parish, LA.
1,693 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 322 | |
| 2022 | 365 | |
| 2023 | 302 | |
| 2024 | 354 | |
| 2025 | 350 |
Sep peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 70094 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 318 | 18.8% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 183 | 10.8% | |
| 3 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 140 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 109 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 102 | 6.0% |
For the 60 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 70094 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 52 | 15.0% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 44 | 12.7% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 34 | 9.8% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 27 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 27 | 7.8% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 20 | 5.8% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 16 | 4.6% | |
| 8 | Wall surface: exterior | 13 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 113 | 32.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 195 | 56.4% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 35 | 10.1% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 33 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 13 | 3.8% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 11 | 3.2% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 10 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 9 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 8 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 32 | 9.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 70094 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 161% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $407,434 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $224,527 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $199,199 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $182,891 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $176,036 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $152,674 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $140,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 70094.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Westwego | 518 | |
| 2 | Avondale | 467 | |
| 3 | Waggaman | 237 | |
| 4 | Bridge City | 227 | |
| 5 | Jefferson | 6 |
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 — 1,693 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.