ZIP 70403 recorded 94 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 577 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Tangipahoa Parish, LA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
577 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 9 | |
| 2022 | 8 | |
| 2023 | 240 | |
| 2024 | 226 | |
| 2025 | 94 |
Oct peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 70403 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 89 | 15.4% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 60 | 10.4% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 56 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 54 | 9.4% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 48 | 8.3% |
For the 10 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 70403 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 89 | 22.8% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 72 | 18.4% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 39 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 33 | 8.4% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 30 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 29 | 7.4% | |
| 7 | Outside area, other | 24 | 6.1% | |
| 8 | Wall surface: exterior | 10 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 65 | 16.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 237 | 60.6% | |
| 2 | Match | 27 | 6.9% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 17 | 4.3% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 14 | 3.6% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 13 | 3.3% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 13 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 12 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 51 | 13.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 70403 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 234% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $180,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $175,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $140,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 70403.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hammond | 538 | |
| 2 | Ponchatoula | 3 | |
| 3 | Albany | 1 | |
| 4 | Independence | 1 | |
| 5 | Natalbany | 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 — 577 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.