ZIP 70542 recorded 3 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 44 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Vermilion Parish, LA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
44 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 11 | |
| 2022 | 14 | |
| 2023 | 5 | |
| 2024 | 11 | |
| 2025 | 3 |
Jan peaks. Mar dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 70542 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 13 | 29.5% | |
| 2 | Fire, other | 5 | 11.4% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 5 | 11.4% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 4 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 3 | 6.8% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 70542 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 7 | 36.8% | |
| 2 | Other | 2 | 10.5% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 10.5% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 10.5% | |
| 6 | Egress/exit, other | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 8 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 1 | 5.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 13 | 68.4% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Match | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 1 | 5.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 70542 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 228% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $95,000 | Fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $25,000 | Fire in mobile prop. used as a fixed struc., other | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $20,000 | Fire, other | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $15,000 | Fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 70542.
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 — 44 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.