ZIP 70342 recorded 8 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 41 across 2021–2025. Primary county: St. Mary Parish, LA.
41 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 10 | |
| 2024 | 23 | |
| 2025 | 8 |
Oct peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 70342 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 6 | 14.6% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 5 | 12.2% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 5 | 12.2% | |
| 4 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 3 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 3 | 7.3% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 70342 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 17.6% | |
| 2 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 2 | 11.8% | |
| 3 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 2 | 11.8% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 11.8% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 11.8% | |
| 6 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Awning | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 3 | 17.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 41.2% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 3 | 17.6% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 2 | 11.8% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 8 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 1 | 5.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 70342 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 2144% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $65,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $25,000 | Water vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $15,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $10,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $3,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 70342.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berwick | 39 | |
| 2 | New Iberia | 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 — 41 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.