ZIP 70615 recorded 224 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,185 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Calcasieu Parish, LA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,185 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 201 | |
| 2022 | 263 | |
| 2023 | 275 | |
| 2024 | 222 | |
| 2025 | 224 |
Jun peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 70615 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aircraft standby | 253 | 21.4% | |
| 2 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 113 | 9.5% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 101 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 85 | 7.2% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 80 | 6.8% |
For the 12 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 70615 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 61 | 19.4% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 56 | 17.8% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 43 | 13.7% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 33 | 10.5% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 16 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 14 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 12 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Other | 10 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 70 | 22.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 173 | 54.9% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 21 | 6.7% | |
| 3 | Cigarette lighter | 20 | 6.3% | |
| 4 | Conducted heat from another fire | 16 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 14 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 13 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 10 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 8 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 40 | 12.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 70615 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 299% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $325,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 70615.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lake Charles | 1,180 | |
| 2 | Iowa | 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 — 1,185 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.