ZIP 70523 recorded 23 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 72 across 2021–2025. Primary county: St. Mary Parish, LA.
72 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 39 | |
| 2025 | 23 |
Sep peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 70523 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 19 | 26.4% | |
| 2 | Gasoline or other flammable liquid spill | 11 | 15.3% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 7 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 3 | 4.2% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 3 | 4.2% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 70523 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 7 | 53.8% | |
| 2 | Corridor, mall | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Storage: supplies or tools; dead storage | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 1 | 7.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 8 | 61.5% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Cigarette lighter | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Lightning | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 1 | 7.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 70523 across 2021–2025. These 3 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $50 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $1 | Grass fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 70523.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charenton | 69 | |
| 2 | Centerville | 2 | |
| 3 | Jeanerette | 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 — 72 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.