ZIP 70508 recorded 125 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 641 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lafayette Parish, LA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
641 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 80 | |
| 2022 | 57 | |
| 2023 | 166 | |
| 2024 | 213 | |
| 2025 | 125 |
Mar peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 70508 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 78 | 12.2% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 74 | 11.5% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 62 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 56 | 8.7% | |
| 5 | Overheated motor | 37 | 5.8% |
For the 19 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 70508 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 18 | 15.5% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 17 | 14.7% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 12 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 11 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 7 | 6.0% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 6 | 5.2% | |
| 7 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 5 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 3 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 37 | 31.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 61 | 52.6% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 11 | 9.5% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 6.9% | |
| 4 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 6 | 5.2% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 5 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 4 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Lightning | 4 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 14 | 12.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 70508 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 156% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $840,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $820,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $750,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 5 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 6 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 70508.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lafayette | 583 | |
| 2 | Broussard | 11 | |
| 3 | Youngsville | 4 | |
| 4 | Abbeville | 1 | |
| 5 | Lafayette | 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 — 641 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.