ZIP 70392 recorded 41 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 284 across 2021–2025. Primary county: St. Mary Parish, LA.
284 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 84 | |
| 2022 | 56 | |
| 2023 | 57 | |
| 2024 | 46 | |
| 2025 | 41 |
May peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 70392 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 43 | 15.1% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 33 | 11.6% | |
| 3 | Accident, potential accident, other | 31 | 10.9% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 24 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 22 | 7.7% |
For the 10 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 70392 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 33 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 19 | 19.2% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 11 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 7 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 3.0% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 3 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 17 | 17.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 62 | 62.6% | |
| 2 | Cigarette lighter | 9 | 9.1% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 6.1% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 4.0% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 3 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 2 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 5 | 5.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 70392 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 345% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $65,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $10,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 70392.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patterson | 282 | |
| 2 | Bayou Vista | 1 | |
| 3 | Berwick | 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 — 284 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.