ZIP 70512 recorded 40 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 389 across 2021–2025. Primary county: St. Landry Parish, LA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
389 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 54 | |
| 2022 | 91 | |
| 2023 | 126 | |
| 2024 | 78 | |
| 2025 | 40 |
Mar peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 70512 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 56 | 14.4% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 55 | 14.1% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 47 | 12.1% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 40 | 10.3% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 40 | 10.3% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 70512 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 83 | 46.1% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 33 | 18.3% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 13 | 7.2% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 9 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 6 | 3.3% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 6 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 4 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 21 | 11.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 79 | 43.9% | |
| 2 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 26 | 14.4% | |
| 3 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 10 | 5.6% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 8 | 4.4% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 3.3% | |
| 6 | Radiated heat from another fire | 6 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 35 | 19.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 70512 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 353% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $230,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $70,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 70512.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arnaudville | 358 | |
| 2 | Breaux Bridge | 14 | |
| 3 | Sunset | 7 | |
| 4 | Leonville | 4 | |
| 5 | Cecilia | 3 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Martin Parish | LA | 0.50 | FIPS 22099 |
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 — 389 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.