ZIP 70563 recorded 104 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 496 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Iberia Parish, LA.
496 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 62 | |
| 2023 | 163 | |
| 2024 | 166 | |
| 2025 | 104 |
Sep peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 70563 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 68 | 13.7% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 56 | 11.3% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 56 | 11.3% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 39 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 33 | 6.7% |
For the 19 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 70563 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 47 | 27.3% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 26 | 15.1% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 17 | 9.9% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 12 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 8 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Exterior, exposed surface | 6 | 3.5% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 5 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 5 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 46 | 26.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 102 | 59.3% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 10 | 5.8% | |
| 3 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 8 | 4.7% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 7 | 4.1% | |
| 5 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 6 | 3.5% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 5 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 4 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Radiated heat from another fire | 4 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 26 | 15.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 70563 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 131% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $90,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $70,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 70563.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Iberia | 436 | |
| 2 | Loreauville | 58 | |
| 3 | Irving | 1 | |
| 4 | Jeanerette | 1 |
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 — 496 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.