ZIP 70122 recorded 127 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,002 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Orleans Parish, LA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,002 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 259 | |
| 2022 | 179 | |
| 2023 | 216 | |
| 2024 | 221 | |
| 2025 | 127 |
Sep peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 70122 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 170 | 17.0% | |
| 2 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 132 | 13.2% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 99 | 9.9% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 97 | 9.7% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 66 | 6.6% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 70122 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 38 | 20.7% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 31 | 16.8% | |
| 3 | Vehicle area, other | 16 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 16 | 8.7% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 13 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 9 | 4.9% | |
| 7 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 8 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 7 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 46 | 25.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 74 | 40.2% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 18 | 9.8% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 16 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 13 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 12 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 9 | 4.9% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 4 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 32 | 17.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 70122 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 385% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $275,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $178,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $161,250 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $135,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $132,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $130,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $110,800 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 70122.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Orleans | 1,001 |
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 — 1,002 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.