ZIP 70435 recorded 53 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 505 across 2021–2025. Primary county: St. Tammany Parish, LA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
505 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 108 | |
| 2022 | 32 | |
| 2023 | 190 | |
| 2024 | 122 | |
| 2025 | 53 |
Sep peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 70435 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 92 | 18.2% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 51 | 10.1% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 43 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 40 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 38 | 7.5% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 70435 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wildland, woods | 39 | 21.4% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 34 | 18.7% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 31 | 17.0% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 28 | 15.4% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 10 | 5.5% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Other | 3 | 1.6% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 1.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 28 | 15.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 87 | 47.8% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 18 | 9.9% | |
| 3 | Cigarette lighter | 9 | 4.9% | |
| 4 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 8 | 4.4% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 7 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 6 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 34 | 18.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 70435 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 2540% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $322,800 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $92,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 70435.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Covington | 422 | |
| 2 | Folsom | 4 | |
| 3 | Bogalusa | 1 | |
| 4 | Madisonville | 1 | |
| 5 | Mandeville | 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 — 505 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.