ZIP 70115 recorded 134 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,048 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Orleans Parish, LA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,048 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 262 | |
| 2022 | 222 | |
| 2023 | 214 | |
| 2024 | 216 | |
| 2025 | 134 |
Sep peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 70115 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 208 | 19.8% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 169 | 16.1% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 157 | 15.0% | |
| 4 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 92 | 8.8% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 83 | 7.9% |
For the 9 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 70115 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 17 | 12.4% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 15 | 10.9% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 9 | 6.6% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 9 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 8 | 5.8% | |
| 6 | Wall surface: exterior | 8 | 5.8% | |
| 7 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 7 | 5.1% | |
| 8 | Roof surface: exterior | 7 | 5.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 57 | 41.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arcing | 31 | 22.6% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 29 | 21.2% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 14 | 10.2% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 13 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 9 | 6.6% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 9 | 6.6% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 5 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 3 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 24 | 17.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 70115 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1443% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $380,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $260,350 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $202,750 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $202,750 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $202,750 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $187,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 70115.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Orleans | 1,048 |
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 — 1,048 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.