ZIP 70460 recorded 116 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 764 across 2021–2025. Primary county: St. Tammany Parish, LA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
764 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 77 | |
| 2022 | 215 | |
| 2023 | 238 | |
| 2024 | 118 | |
| 2025 | 116 |
Aug peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 70460 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 189 | 24.7% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 85 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 54 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 52 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 39 | 5.1% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 70460 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 66 | 21.0% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 55 | 17.5% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 45 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 41 | 13.0% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 32 | 10.2% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 18 | 5.7% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 10 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 6 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 42 | 13.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 207 | 65.7% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 24 | 7.6% | |
| 3 | Cigarette lighter | 12 | 3.8% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 8 | 2.5% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 2.2% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 6 | 1.9% | |
| 7 | Fireworks | 6 | 1.9% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 5 | 1.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 40 | 12.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 70460 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 583% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $115,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $75,000 | Water vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 70460.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slidell | 726 | |
| 2 | Lacombe | 1 | |
| 3 | Pearl River | 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 — 764 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.