ZIP 70119 recorded 207 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,512 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Orleans Parish, LA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,512 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 417 | |
| 2022 | 288 | |
| 2023 | 323 | |
| 2024 | 277 | |
| 2025 | 207 |
Jan peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 70119 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 221 | 14.6% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 166 | 11.0% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 125 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 118 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 115 | 7.6% |
For the 10 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 70119 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 57 | 18.1% | |
| 2 | Vehicle area, other | 26 | 8.3% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 24 | 7.6% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 22 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 19 | 6.0% | |
| 6 | Wall surface: exterior | 16 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 13 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 12 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 126 | 40.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 106 | 33.7% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 39 | 12.4% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 27 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 18 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 17 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 13 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 13 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 12 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 70 | 22.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 70119 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 286% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $562,870 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $494,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $340,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 5 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 6 | $280,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 7 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 8 | $234,500 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 70119.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Orleans | 1,511 |
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 — 1,512 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.