ZIP 70501 recorded 241 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,232 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lafayette Parish, LA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,232 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 165 | |
| 2022 | 52 | |
| 2023 | 343 | |
| 2024 | 431 | |
| 2025 | 241 |
Jan peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 70501 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 231 | 18.8% | |
| 2 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 137 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 83 | 6.7% | |
| 4 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 63 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 61 | 5.0% |
For the 24 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 70501 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 36 | 15.9% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 33 | 14.6% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 32 | 14.2% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 15 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 15 | 6.6% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 14 | 6.2% | |
| 7 | Wall surface: exterior | 7 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 7 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 67 | 29.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 128 | 56.6% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 17 | 7.5% | |
| 3 | Cigarette lighter | 13 | 5.8% | |
| 4 | Cigarette | 10 | 4.4% | |
| 5 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 7 | 3.1% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 2.7% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 2.2% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 5 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 35 | 15.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 70501 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 201% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $800,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $200,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $160,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $160,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 70501.
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 — 1,232 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.