ZIP 70422 recorded 69 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 632 across 2021–2025. Primary county: St. Helena Parish, LA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
632 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 29 | |
| 2022 | 69 | |
| 2023 | 291 | |
| 2024 | 174 | |
| 2025 | 69 |
Oct peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 70422 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 244 | 38.6% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 96 | 15.2% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 41 | 6.5% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 39 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 39 | 6.2% |
For the 17 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 70422 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 231 | 54.7% | |
| 2 | Wildland, woods | 35 | 8.3% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 33 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 26 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 17 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 11 | 2.6% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 10 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Other | 5 | 1.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 54 | 12.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 334 | 79.1% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 17 | 4.0% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 15 | 3.6% | |
| 4 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 6 | 1.4% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 1.2% | |
| 6 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 5 | 1.2% | |
| 7 | Conducted heat from another fire | 5 | 1.2% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 4 | 0.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 31 | 7.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 70422 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 828% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $85,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $79,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $60,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 70422.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Independence | 6 | |
| 2 | Roseland | 2 | |
| 3 | Greensburg | 1 | |
| 4 | Kentwood | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tangipahoa Parish | LA | 1.00 | FIPS 22105 |
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 — 632 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.