ZIP 70506 recorded 168 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 740 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lafayette Parish, LA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
740 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 87 | |
| 2022 | 61 | |
| 2023 | 180 | |
| 2024 | 244 | |
| 2025 | 168 |
Jan peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 70506 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 108 | 14.6% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 71 | 9.6% | |
| 3 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 70 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 62 | 8.4% | |
| 5 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 54 | 7.3% |
For the 25 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 70506 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 21 | 15.1% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 19 | 13.7% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 17 | 12.2% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 10 | 7.2% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 7 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 5 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 5 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 4 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 51 | 36.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 69 | 49.6% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 14 | 10.1% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 8 | 5.8% | |
| 4 | Cigarette | 7 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 6 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 4 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 4 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 22 | 15.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 70506 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 245% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $170,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 70506.
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 — 740 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.