ZIP 70443 recorded 36 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 374 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Livingston Parish, LA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
374 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 77 | |
| 2022 | 82 | |
| 2023 | 60 | |
| 2024 | 119 | |
| 2025 | 36 |
Oct peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 70443 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 77 | 20.6% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 45 | 12.0% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 39 | 10.4% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 35 | 9.4% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 23 | 6.1% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 70443 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 92 | 37.1% | |
| 2 | Wildland, woods | 36 | 14.5% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 33 | 13.3% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 21 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 15 | 6.0% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 9 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 8 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 5 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 29 | 11.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 161 | 64.9% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 12 | 4.8% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 11 | 4.4% | |
| 4 | Match | 10 | 4.0% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 8 | 3.2% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 5 | 2.0% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 2.0% | |
| 8 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 5 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 31 | 12.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 70443 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 7800% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $165,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $72,500 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $20,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $12,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 70443.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Independence | 359 | |
| 2 | Tickfaw | 8 | |
| 3 | Covington | 1 | |
| 4 | Hammond | 1 | |
| 5 | Madisonville | 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 — 374 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.