ZIP 70131 recorded 77 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 672 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Orleans Parish, LA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
672 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 123 | |
| 2022 | 159 | |
| 2023 | 172 | |
| 2024 | 141 | |
| 2025 | 77 |
Sep peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 70131 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 106 | 15.8% | |
| 2 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 101 | 15.0% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 70 | 10.4% | |
| 4 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 47 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 41 | 6.1% |
For the 9 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 70131 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 19 | 13.9% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 17 | 12.4% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 13 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 12 | 8.8% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 9 | 6.6% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 7 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 7 | 5.1% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 7 | 5.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 46 | 33.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 41 | 29.9% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 19 | 13.9% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 14 | 10.2% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 10 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 8 | 5.8% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 5 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 4 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 31 | 22.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 70131 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 172% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $465,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $330,800 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $209,200 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $197,700 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $165,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $155,680 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 70131.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Orleans | 672 |
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 — 672 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.