ZIP 70401 recorded 119 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 657 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Tangipahoa Parish, LA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
657 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 24 | |
| 2022 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 261 | |
| 2024 | 249 | |
| 2025 | 119 |
Aug peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 70401 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 116 | 17.7% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 72 | 11.0% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 58 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 56 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 52 | 7.9% |
For the 12 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 70401 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 159 | 37.1% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 57 | 13.3% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 35 | 8.2% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 35 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 30 | 7.0% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 24 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 14 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 7 | 1.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 67 | 15.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 299 | 69.9% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 22 | 5.1% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 16 | 3.7% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 14 | 3.3% | |
| 5 | Match | 14 | 3.3% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 12 | 2.8% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 8 | 1.9% | |
| 8 | Molten, hot material | 6 | 1.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 37 | 8.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 70401 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 256% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 70401.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hammond | 606 | |
| 2 | Natalbany | 8 | |
| 3 | Corpus Christi | 1 | |
| 4 | Ponchatoula | 1 | |
| 5 | Tickfaw | 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 — 657 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.