ZIP 70570 recorded 307 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,480 across 2021–2025. Primary county: St. Landry Parish, LA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
1,480 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 134 | |
| 2022 | 185 | |
| 2023 | 388 | |
| 2024 | 466 | |
| 2025 | 307 |
Aug peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 70570 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 181 | 12.2% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 164 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 135 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 109 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 98 | 6.6% |
For the 31 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 70570 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 109 | 16.8% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 97 | 14.9% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 96 | 14.8% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 93 | 14.3% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 37 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 25 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 17 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 14 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 161 | 24.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 355 | 54.7% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 39 | 6.0% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 31 | 4.8% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 26 | 4.0% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 25 | 3.9% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 19 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 17 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 17 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 120 | 18.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 70570 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 119% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $400,000 | Fire, other | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $275,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $275,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 5 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 6 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $200,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 70570.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Opelousas | 1,333 | |
| 2 | Lawtell | 67 | |
| 3 | Washington | 37 | |
| 4 | Leonville | 10 | |
| 5 | Port Barre | 5 |
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 — 1,480 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.