ZIP 70420 recorded 12 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 153 across 2021–2025. Primary county: St. Tammany Parish, LA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
153 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 20 | |
| 2022 | 6 | |
| 2023 | 28 | |
| 2024 | 87 | |
| 2025 | 12 |
Aug peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 70420 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 37 | 24.2% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 32 | 20.9% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 12 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 11 | 7.2% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 10 | 6.5% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 70420 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 17 | 51.5% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 4 | 12.1% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 3 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Other | 1 | 3.0% | |
| 6 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 1 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 1 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 1 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 2 | 6.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 22 | 66.7% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 6.1% | |
| 3 | Lightning | 2 | 6.1% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 1 | 3.0% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 3.0% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 1 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 2 | 6.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 70420 across 2021–2025. These 3 fires alone account for 6100% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $1,000 | Fire in portable building, fixed location | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 70420.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abita Springs | 144 | |
| 2 | Covington | 2 | |
| 3 | Mandeville | 2 | |
| 4 | Pearl River | 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 — 153 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.