ZIP 70525 recorded 81 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 538 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Acadia Parish, LA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
538 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 76 | |
| 2022 | 99 | |
| 2023 | 161 | |
| 2024 | 121 | |
| 2025 | 81 |
Oct peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 70525 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 85 | 15.8% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 82 | 15.2% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 69 | 12.8% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 63 | 11.7% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 38 | 7.1% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 70525 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 77 | 45.3% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 33 | 19.4% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 17 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 6 | 3.5% | |
| 5 | Wall surface: exterior | 5 | 2.9% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 2.4% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 3 | 1.8% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 22 | 12.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 129 | 75.9% | |
| 2 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 7 | 4.1% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 2.4% | |
| 4 | Cigarette lighter | 4 | 2.4% | |
| 5 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 4 | 2.4% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 1.8% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 3 | 1.8% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 1.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 14 | 8.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 70525 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 12050% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $325,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $24,999 | Overheated motor | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 70525.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Church Point | 468 | |
| 2 | Lawtell | 29 | |
| 3 | Opelousas | 15 | |
| 4 | Cankton | 5 | |
| 5 | Delcambre | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Landry Parish | LA | 1.00 | FIPS 22097 |
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 — 538 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.