ZIP 70592 recorded 104 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 681 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lafayette Parish, LA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
681 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 85 | |
| 2022 | 189 | |
| 2023 | 140 | |
| 2024 | 163 | |
| 2025 | 104 |
Jan peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 70592 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 129 | 18.9% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 90 | 13.2% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 58 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 43 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 42 | 6.2% |
For the 22 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 70592 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 43 | 26.5% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 30 | 18.5% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 26 | 16.0% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 12 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 11 | 6.8% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 4 | 2.5% | |
| 7 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 4 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 4 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 28 | 17.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 72 | 44.4% | |
| 2 | Cigarette lighter | 13 | 8.0% | |
| 3 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 9 | 5.6% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 8 | 4.9% | |
| 5 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 8 | 4.9% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 7 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 6 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 5 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 34 | 21.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 70592 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 415% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $65,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 70592.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Youngsville | 632 | |
| 2 | Broussard | 21 | |
| 3 | New Iberia | 12 | |
| 4 | Lafayette | 5 | |
| 5 | Milton | 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 — 681 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.