ZIP 70611 recorded 138 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 895 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Calcasieu Parish, LA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
895 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 177 | |
| 2022 | 188 | |
| 2023 | 171 | |
| 2024 | 221 | |
| 2025 | 138 |
Mar peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 70611 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 129 | 14.4% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 127 | 14.2% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 109 | 12.2% | |
| 4 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 58 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 50 | 5.6% |
For the 24 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 70611 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 144 | 42.9% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 56 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 33 | 9.8% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 22 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 21 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 16 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 10 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Other | 6 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 28 | 8.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 230 | 68.5% | |
| 2 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 17 | 5.1% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 16 | 4.8% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 11 | 3.3% | |
| 5 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 8 | 2.4% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 7 | 2.1% | |
| 7 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 7 | 2.1% | |
| 8 | Arcing | 6 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 34 | 10.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 70611 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1178% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $180,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $135,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $90,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $100 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 70611.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moss Bluff | 749 | |
| 2 | Lake Charles | 143 |
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 — 895 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.