ZIP 70586 recorded 126 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 742 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Evangeline Parish, LA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
742 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 38 | |
| 2022 | 167 | |
| 2023 | 217 | |
| 2024 | 194 | |
| 2025 | 126 |
Aug peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 70586 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 176 | 23.7% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 157 | 21.2% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 53 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 44 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 41 | 5.5% |
For the 43 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 70586 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 99 | 20.4% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 89 | 18.4% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 80 | 16.5% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 45 | 9.3% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 35 | 7.2% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 16 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 12 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 12 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 97 | 20.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 294 | 60.6% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 32 | 6.6% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 28 | 5.8% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 25 | 5.2% | |
| 5 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 18 | 3.7% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 12 | 2.5% | |
| 7 | Match | 11 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 7 | 1.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 58 | 12.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 70586 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 137% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $204,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $180,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $154,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $72,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $72,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 70586.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ville Platte | 725 | |
| 2 | Lawtell | 6 | |
| 3 | Mamou | 1 | |
| 4 | Opelousas | 1 | |
| 5 | Washington | 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 — 742 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.