ZIP 70438 recorded 132 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 739 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Washington Parish, LA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
739 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 67 | |
| 2022 | 81 | |
| 2023 | 233 | |
| 2024 | 226 | |
| 2025 | 132 |
Aug peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 70438 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 125 | 16.9% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 117 | 15.8% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 96 | 13.0% | |
| 4 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 65 | 8.8% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 54 | 7.3% |
For the 15 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 70438 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 98 | 33.6% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 70 | 24.0% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 34 | 11.6% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 14 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 12 | 4.1% | |
| 6 | Other | 10 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 7 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 6 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 41 | 14.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 159 | 54.5% | |
| 2 | Cigarette lighter | 17 | 5.8% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 14 | 4.8% | |
| 4 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 12 | 4.1% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 11 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 10 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 10 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 8 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 51 | 17.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 70438 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 366% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $275,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $180,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $110,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 70438.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Franklinton | 725 | |
| 2 | Folsom | 2 | |
| 3 | Bogalusa | 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 — 739 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.