ZIP 70346 recorded 108 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 443 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Ascension Parish, LA.
443 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 49 | |
| 2022 | 55 | |
| 2023 | 115 | |
| 2024 | 116 | |
| 2025 | 108 |
Dec peaks. Mar dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 70346 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 78 | 17.6% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 47 | 10.6% | |
| 3 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 36 | 8.1% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 35 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 34 | 7.7% |
For the 10 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 70346 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 26 | 19.4% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 19 | 14.2% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 14 | 10.4% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 14 | 10.4% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 6 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 5 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 5 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 4 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 41 | 30.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 65 | 48.5% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 21 | 15.7% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 8 | 6.0% | |
| 4 | Cigarette lighter | 5 | 3.7% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 3.0% | |
| 6 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 4 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 2.2% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 3 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 21 | 15.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 70346 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 159% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $225,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $225,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $183,300 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 70346.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Donaldsonville | 442 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assumption Parish | LA | 1.00 | FIPS 22007 |
| St. James Parish | LA | 0.50 | FIPS 22093 |
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 — 443 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.