ZIP 70535 recorded 150 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 533 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Evangeline Parish, LA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
533 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 48 | |
| 2022 | 6 | |
| 2023 | 160 | |
| 2024 | 169 | |
| 2025 | 150 |
Oct peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 70535 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 98 | 18.4% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 44 | 8.3% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 32 | 6.0% | |
| 4 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 31 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 30 | 5.6% |
For the 22 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 70535 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 57 | 24.7% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 38 | 16.5% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 29 | 12.6% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 16 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 16 | 6.9% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 9 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Storage area, other | 6 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 6 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 54 | 23.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 149 | 64.5% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 18 | 7.8% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 14 | 6.1% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 2.2% | |
| 5 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 5 | 2.2% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 5 | 2.2% | |
| 7 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 4 | 1.7% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 1.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 28 | 12.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 70535 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 213% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Self-propelled motor home or recreational vehicle | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $75,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $40,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 70535.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eunice | 477 | |
| 2 | Lawtell | 5 | |
| 3 | Iota | 2 | |
| 4 | Basile | 1 | |
| 5 | Church Point | 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 |
| Acadia Parish | LA | 0.50 | FIPS 22001 |
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 — 533 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.