ZIP 70446 recorded 27 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 386 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Tangipahoa Parish, LA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
386 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 58 | |
| 2022 | 99 | |
| 2023 | 105 | |
| 2024 | 97 | |
| 2025 | 27 |
Feb peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 70446 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 125 | 32.4% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 43 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 39 | 10.1% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 31 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 26 | 6.7% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 70446 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 67 | 23.3% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 55 | 19.1% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 48 | 16.7% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 43 | 14.9% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 18 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Other | 8 | 2.8% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 8 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 6 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 35 | 12.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 122 | 42.4% | |
| 2 | Cigarette lighter | 28 | 9.7% | |
| 3 | Match | 24 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 21 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 19 | 6.6% | |
| 6 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 18 | 6.2% | |
| 7 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 11 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 38 | 13.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 70446 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1188% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $130,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $65,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $45,000 | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $40,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $25,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $25,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 70446.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Independence | 7 | |
| 2 | Hammond | 1 | |
| 3 | Tickfaw | 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 — 386 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.