ZIP 70517 recorded 98 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,112 across 2021–2025. Primary county: St. Martin Parish, LA.
1,112 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 333 | |
| 2022 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 341 | |
| 2024 | 336 | |
| 2025 | 98 |
Feb peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 70517 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 191 | 17.2% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 141 | 12.7% | |
| 3 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 101 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 97 | 8.7% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 88 | 7.9% |
For the 8 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 70517 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 79 | 26.8% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 72 | 24.4% | |
| 3 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 36 | 12.2% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 30 | 10.2% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 25 | 8.5% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 8 | 2.7% | |
| 7 | Wall surface: exterior | 7 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 5 | 1.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 33 | 11.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 198 | 67.1% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 24 | 8.1% | |
| 3 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 20 | 6.8% | |
| 4 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 16 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Radiated heat from another fire | 12 | 4.1% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 6 | 2.0% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 1.7% | |
| 8 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 4 | 1.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 10 | 3.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 70517 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 26250% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $50,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $35,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $32,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $20,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 70517.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Breaux Bridge | 946 | |
| 2 | Henderson | 87 | |
| 3 | New Iberia | 8 | |
| 4 | Cecilia | 6 | |
| 5 | Arnaudville | 4 |
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 — 1,112 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.