ZIP 70607 recorded 261 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,295 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Calcasieu Parish, LA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,295 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 244 | |
| 2022 | 286 | |
| 2023 | 225 | |
| 2024 | 279 | |
| 2025 | 261 |
Mar peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 70607 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 218 | 16.8% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 136 | 10.5% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 131 | 10.1% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 102 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 79 | 6.1% |
For the 41 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 70607 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 78 | 20.7% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 38 | 10.1% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 37 | 9.8% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 37 | 9.8% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 26 | 6.9% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 15 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Other | 14 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 14 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 118 | 31.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 179 | 47.5% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 38 | 10.1% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 22 | 5.8% | |
| 4 | Cigarette lighter | 18 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 16 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 13 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 12 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 10 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 69 | 18.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 70607 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 87% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 5 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 6 | $250,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2023 | Major |
| 7 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 8 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 70607.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lake Charles | 1,287 | |
| 2 | Vinton | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Parish | LA | 1.00 | FIPS 22023 |
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 — 1,295 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.