ZIP 70461 recorded 150 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 732 across 2021–2025. Primary county: St. Tammany Parish, LA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
732 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 62 | |
| 2022 | 179 | |
| 2023 | 221 | |
| 2024 | 120 | |
| 2025 | 150 |
Sep peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 70461 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 165 | 22.5% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 116 | 15.8% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 43 | 5.9% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 42 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 35 | 4.8% |
For the 10 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 70461 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 58 | 21.9% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 48 | 18.1% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 26 | 9.8% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 20 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 19 | 7.2% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 15 | 5.7% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 14 | 5.3% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 7 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 58 | 21.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 175 | 66.0% | |
| 2 | Cigarette lighter | 13 | 4.9% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 10 | 3.8% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 3.0% | |
| 5 | Match | 8 | 3.0% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 2.6% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 4 | 1.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 34 | 12.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 70461 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 226% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $850,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Fire, other | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 5 | $100,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $85,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $60,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 70461.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slidell | 710 | |
| 2 | 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 — 732 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.