ZIP 70118 recorded 151 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 997 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Orleans Parish, LA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
997 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 199 | |
| 2022 | 199 | |
| 2023 | 188 | |
| 2024 | 260 | |
| 2025 | 151 |
Sep peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 70118 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 181 | 18.2% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 176 | 17.7% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 146 | 14.6% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 83 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 73 | 7.3% |
For the 11 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 70118 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 33 | 21.7% | |
| 2 | Wall surface: exterior | 12 | 7.9% | |
| 3 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 11 | 7.2% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 9 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 7 | 4.6% | |
| 6 | Undetermined | 7 | 4.6% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 6 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 5 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 62 | 40.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 52 | 34.2% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 27 | 17.8% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 10 | 6.6% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 9 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 9 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 4 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 29 | 19.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 70118 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 311% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $355,620 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $337,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $270,750 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 5 | $252,800 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 6 | $220,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $215,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $159,320 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 70118.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Orleans | 997 |
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 — 997 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.