ZIP 70589 recorded 20 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 97 across 2021–2025. Primary county: St. Landry Parish, LA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
97 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 44 | |
| 2024 | 31 | |
| 2025 | 20 |
Oct peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 70589 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 20 | 20.6% | |
| 2 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 9 | 9.3% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 7 | 7.2% | |
| 4 | Authorized controlled burning | 7 | 7.2% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 6 | 6.2% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 70589 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 15 | 28.8% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 11 | 21.2% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 10 | 19.2% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 11.5% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Sales area, showroom (exclude display window) | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 4 | 7.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 39 | 75.0% | |
| 2 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 3 | 5.8% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 4 | Cigarette lighter | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 8 | Molten, hot material | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 2 | 3.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 70589 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 156% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $40,000 | Fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $40,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $40,000 | Fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $30,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $25,000 | Outside equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 70589.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington | 79 | |
| 2 | Opelousas | 4 | |
| 3 | Ville Platte | 4 | |
| 4 | Melville | 3 | |
| 5 | Port Barre | 3 |
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 — 97 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.