ZIP 70544 recorded 82 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 433 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Iberia Parish, LA.
433 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 58 | |
| 2022 | 39 | |
| 2023 | 79 | |
| 2024 | 175 | |
| 2025 | 82 |
Feb peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 70544 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 82 | 18.9% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 48 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 40 | 9.2% | |
| 4 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 32 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 25 | 5.8% |
For the 20 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 70544 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 30 | 39.5% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 11 | 14.5% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 8 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 9.2% | |
| 5 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 3 | 3.9% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Other | 2 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 10 | 13.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 59 | 77.6% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 5 | 6.6% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 2.6% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 2 | 2.6% | |
| 5 | Lightning | 2 | 2.6% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 1.3% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 1.3% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 1.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 3 | 3.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 70544 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1280% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $84,000 | Cultivated vegetation, crop fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $56,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $36,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $25,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $15,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $10,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 70544.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeanerette | 396 | |
| 2 | Charenton | 4 | |
| 3 | New Iberia | 4 | |
| 4 | Franklin | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Mary Parish | LA | 1.00 | FIPS 22101 |
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 — 433 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.