ZIP 70605 recorded 301 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,392 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Calcasieu Parish, LA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,392 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 263 | |
| 2022 | 311 | |
| 2023 | 251 | |
| 2024 | 266 | |
| 2025 | 301 |
Oct peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 70605 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 211 | 15.2% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 180 | 12.9% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 110 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 85 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 77 | 5.5% |
For the 22 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 70605 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 55 | 17.2% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 46 | 14.4% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 36 | 11.3% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 31 | 9.7% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 26 | 8.2% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 16 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 11 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 10 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 88 | 27.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 150 | 47.0% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 26 | 8.2% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 25 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Lightning | 14 | 4.4% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 12 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 12 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 10 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 10 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 60 | 18.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 70605 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 787% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $10,000,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2023 | Catastrophic |
| 2 | $10,000,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2023 | Catastrophic |
| 3 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 6 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 7 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 8 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 70605.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lake Charles | 1,391 |
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 — 1,392 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.