ZIP 70583 recorded 114 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 487 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lafayette Parish, LA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
487 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 18 | |
| 2022 | 134 | |
| 2023 | 56 | |
| 2024 | 165 | |
| 2025 | 114 |
Mar peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 70583 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 63 | 12.9% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 48 | 9.9% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 47 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 40 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 32 | 6.6% |
For the 8 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 70583 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 36 | 24.2% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 33 | 22.1% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 17 | 11.4% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 13 | 8.7% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 6 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 5 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 3 | 2.0% | |
| 8 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 3 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 33 | 22.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 87 | 58.4% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 10 | 6.7% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 10 | 6.7% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 4.0% | |
| 5 | Cigarette | 6 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 5 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 3 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 18 | 12.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 70583 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 297% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $240,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $140,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $75,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $40,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 70583.
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 — 487 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.