ZIP 70503 recorded 67 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 432 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lafayette Parish, LA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
432 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 60 | |
| 2022 | 36 | |
| 2023 | 132 | |
| 2024 | 137 | |
| 2025 | 67 |
Jan peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 70503 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 75 | 17.4% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 45 | 10.4% | |
| 3 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 43 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 36 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 26 | 6.0% |
For the 11 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 70503 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 12 | 15.6% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 9 | 11.7% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 7 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 7 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 5 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 5.2% | |
| 7 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 4 | 5.2% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 4 | 5.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 25 | 32.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 27 | 35.1% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 10.4% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 7 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Lightning | 5 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 4 | 5.2% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 4 | 5.2% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 17 | 22.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 70503 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 205% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 70503.
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 — 432 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.