ZIP 70541 recorded 7 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 68 across 2021–2025. Primary county: St. Landry Parish, LA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
68 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 21 | |
| 2024 | 36 | |
| 2025 | 7 |
Dec peaks. Mar dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 70541 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 19 | 27.9% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 8 | 11.8% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 7 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 5 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 5 | 7.4% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 70541 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 2 | 16.7% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 2 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 16.7% | |
| 4 | Bedroom - 5+ persons; including barrack/dormitory | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Closet | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 6 | Wall assembly | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 7 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 1 | 8.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arcing | 4 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 3 | 25.0% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Fireworks | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Heat from undetermined smoking material | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 7 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 1 | 8.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 70541 across 2021–2025. These 7 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $75,000 | Building or structure weakened or collapsed | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $40,000 | Building or structure weakened or collapsed | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 70541.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grand Coteau | 66 | |
| 2 | Sunset | 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 — 68 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.