ZIP 70431 recorded 26 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 234 across 2021–2025. Primary county: St. Tammany Parish, LA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
234 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 33 | |
| 2022 | 43 | |
| 2023 | 86 | |
| 2024 | 46 | |
| 2025 | 26 |
Feb peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 70431 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 40 | 17.1% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 31 | 13.2% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 21 | 9.0% | |
| 4 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 18 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 18 | 7.7% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 70431 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 45 | 29.8% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 34 | 22.5% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 29 | 19.2% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 19 | 12.6% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 3.3% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 2.0% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 2.0% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 3 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 10 | 6.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 89 | 58.9% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 10 | 6.6% | |
| 3 | Cigarette lighter | 7 | 4.6% | |
| 4 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 7 | 4.6% | |
| 5 | Match | 6 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 5 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Lightning | 5 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 5 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 17 | 11.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 70431 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 730% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $40,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $10,000 | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
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 — 234 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.