ZIP 70340 recorded 20 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 126 across 2021–2025. Primary county: St. Mary Parish, LA.
126 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 30 | |
| 2022 | 28 | |
| 2023 | 20 | |
| 2024 | 28 | |
| 2025 | 20 |
Aug peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 70340 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 28 | 22.2% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 17 | 13.5% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 12 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 12 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 6 | 4.8% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 70340 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 9 | 17.6% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 8 | 15.7% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 6 | 11.8% | |
| 4 | Other | 5 | 9.8% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 3 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 3.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 13 | 25.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 27 | 52.9% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 7.8% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 4 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 3 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Radiated heat from another fire | 2 | 3.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 4 | 7.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 70340 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 70000% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Water vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 70340.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amelia | 126 |
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 — 126 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.