ZIP 70591 recorded 13 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 39 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Jefferson Davis Parish, LA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
39 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 5 | |
| 2023 | 11 | |
| 2024 | 9 | |
| 2025 | 13 |
Oct peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 70591 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 12 | 30.8% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 6 | 15.4% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 4 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 3 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 3 | 7.7% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 70591 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Other | 3 | 30.0% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 3 | 30.0% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 20.0% | |
| 4 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 1 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 1 | 10.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat source: other | 4 | 40.0% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 3 | 30.0% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Lightning | 1 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 1 | 10.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 70591 across 2021–2025. These 4 fires alone account for 100% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $1 | Grass fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $1 | Grass fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 70591.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welsh | 36 | |
| 2 | Iowa | 1 | |
| 3 | Lake Arthur | 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 — 39 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.