ZIP 70124 recorded 65 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 466 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Orleans Parish, LA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
466 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 96 | |
| 2022 | 91 | |
| 2023 | 102 | |
| 2024 | 112 | |
| 2025 | 65 |
Sep peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 70124 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 75 | 16.1% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 67 | 14.4% | |
| 3 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 39 | 8.4% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 32 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 31 | 6.7% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 70124 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 21 | 23.1% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 9 | 9.9% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 8 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Other | 5 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 35 | 38.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 20 | 22.0% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 12 | 13.2% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 10 | 11.0% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 8 | 8.8% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 7 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 7.7% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 6 | 6.6% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 18 | 19.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 70124 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1671% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $800,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $140,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $119,800 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $119,800 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 70124.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Orleans | 464 | |
| 2 | Harahan | 1 | |
| 3 | River Ridge | 1 |
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 — 466 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.