ZIP 70520 recorded 39 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 481 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lafayette Parish, LA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
481 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 21 | |
| 2022 | 205 | |
| 2023 | 29 | |
| 2024 | 187 | |
| 2025 | 39 |
Feb peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 70520 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 85 | 17.7% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 54 | 11.2% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 48 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 45 | 9.4% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 36 | 7.5% |
For the 17 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 70520 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 32 | 24.1% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 19 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 16 | 12.0% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 11 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 10 | 7.5% | |
| 6 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 7 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 6 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 4 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 28 | 21.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 66 | 49.6% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 9 | 6.8% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 8 | 6.0% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 5 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 5 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Conducted heat from another fire | 5 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 3 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 25 | 18.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 70520 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 865% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $70,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $40,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $25,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 70520.
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 — 481 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.