ZIP 70538 recorded 76 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 632 across 2021–2025. Primary county: St. Mary Parish, LA.
632 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 129 | |
| 2022 | 118 | |
| 2023 | 147 | |
| 2024 | 162 | |
| 2025 | 76 |
Apr peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 70538 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 102 | 16.1% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 99 | 15.7% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 92 | 14.6% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 78 | 12.3% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 35 | 5.5% |
For the 13 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 70538 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 20 | 13.4% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 17 | 11.4% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 16 | 10.7% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 12 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 10 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 7 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Exterior, exposed surface | 7 | 4.7% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 6 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 54 | 36.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 72 | 48.3% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 14 | 9.4% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 10 | 6.7% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 9 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Cigarette | 7 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Fireworks | 4 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 25 | 16.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 70538 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 697% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $145,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $55,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $38,500 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 70538.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Franklin | 584 | |
| 2 | Centerville | 39 | |
| 3 | Baldwin | 3 | |
| 4 | New Iberia | 2 |
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 — 632 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.