ZIP 70653 recorded 47 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 167 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Beauregard Parish, LA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
167 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 7 | |
| 2022 | 19 | |
| 2023 | 62 | |
| 2024 | 32 | |
| 2025 | 47 |
Feb peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 70653 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 45 | 26.9% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 21 | 12.6% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 12 | 7.2% | |
| 4 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 11 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 9 | 5.4% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 70653 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 22 | 21.2% | |
| 2 | Wildland, woods | 17 | 16.3% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 16 | 15.4% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 15 | 14.4% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 14 | 13.5% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 6.7% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Function area, other | 1 | 1.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 8 | 7.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 58 | 55.8% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 7.7% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 7 | 6.7% | |
| 4 | Cigarette lighter | 6 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 4 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Lightning | 3 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 1.9% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 14 | 13.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 70653 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $15,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $8,000 | Outside storage fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $5,000 | Outside storage fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $5,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $750 | Outside storage fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 70653.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Merryville | 157 | |
| 2 | Iowa | 1 | |
| 3 | New Iberia | 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 — 167 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.