ZIP 70543 recorded 36 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 143 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Acadia Parish, LA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
143 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 14 | |
| 2022 | 24 | |
| 2023 | 24 | |
| 2024 | 45 | |
| 2025 | 36 |
Oct peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 70543 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 25 | 17.5% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 15 | 10.5% | |
| 3 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 13 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 11 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 10 | 7.0% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 70543 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 13 | 28.9% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 6 | 13.3% | |
| 3 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 5 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 4 | 8.9% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 4 | 8.9% | |
| 6 | Storage room, area, tank, or bin | 3 | 6.7% | |
| 7 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 6.7% | |
| 8 | Other | 1 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 6 | 13.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 21 | 46.7% | |
| 2 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 11 | 24.4% | |
| 3 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 7 | 15.6% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 4.4% | |
| 5 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 2 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 1 | 2.2% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 1 | 2.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 70543 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 61869% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Fire, other | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $270,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $13,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $700 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $600 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 70543.
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 — 143 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.