ZIP 70582 recorded 78 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 724 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Iberia Parish, LA.
724 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 192 | |
| 2022 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 256 | |
| 2024 | 198 | |
| 2025 | 78 |
Feb peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 70582 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 151 | 20.9% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 118 | 16.3% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 65 | 9.0% | |
| 4 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 59 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 53 | 7.3% |
For the 12 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 70582 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 63 | 30.0% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 55 | 26.2% | |
| 3 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 20 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 19 | 9.0% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 10 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 7 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Wall surface: exterior | 6 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 5 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 25 | 11.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 139 | 66.2% | |
| 2 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 20 | 9.5% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 13 | 6.2% | |
| 4 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 12 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 11 | 5.2% | |
| 6 | Radiated heat from another fire | 3 | 1.4% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 1.0% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 0.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 9 | 4.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 70582 across 2021–2025. These 3 fires alone account for 400% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 70582.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Parks | 33 | |
| 2 | Breaux Bridge | 26 | |
| 3 | Catahoula | 13 | |
| 4 | Broussard | 10 | |
| 5 | Loreauville | 9 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Martin Parish | LA | 1.00 | FIPS 22099 |
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 — 724 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.