ZIP 70117 recorded 215 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,667 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Orleans Parish, LA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,667 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 390 | |
| 2022 | 353 | |
| 2023 | 370 | |
| 2024 | 339 | |
| 2025 | 215 |
Jan peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 70117 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 196 | 11.8% | |
| 2 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 191 | 11.5% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 151 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 144 | 8.6% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 140 | 8.4% |
For the 21 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 70117 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 72 | 16.2% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 57 | 12.8% | |
| 3 | Vehicle area, other | 40 | 9.0% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 37 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 27 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 20 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 18 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 14 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 160 | 36.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 201 | 45.2% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 42 | 9.4% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 41 | 9.2% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 27 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 14 | 3.1% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 13 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Multiple heat sources including multiple ignitions | 13 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 12 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 82 | 18.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 70117 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 262% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $450,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $240,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $209,800 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $205,400 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $199,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $172,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $170,300 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 70117.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Orleans | 1,667 |
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 — 1,667 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.