ZIP 70577 recorded 53 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 181 across 2021–2025. Primary county: St. Landry Parish, LA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
181 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 8 | |
| 2023 | 52 | |
| 2024 | 67 | |
| 2025 | 53 |
Sep peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 70577 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 22 | 12.2% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 22 | 12.2% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 17 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | Authorized controlled burning | 14 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 9 | 5.0% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 70577 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 26 | 25.5% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 11 | 10.8% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 11 | 10.8% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 10 | 9.8% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 8 | 7.8% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 5 | 4.9% | |
| 7 | Other | 4 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 4 | 3.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 23 | 22.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 56 | 54.9% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 5.9% | |
| 3 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 6 | 5.9% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 4 | 3.9% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 4 | 3.9% | |
| 6 | Heat, spark from friction | 4 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 3 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 16 | 15.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 70577 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 286% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $65,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 70577.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Port Barre | 173 | |
| 2 | Opelousas | 4 | |
| 3 | Krotz Springs | 2 | |
| 4 | Washington | 2 |
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 — 181 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.