ZIP 70660 recorded 44 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 165 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Beauregard Parish, LA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
165 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 11 | |
| 2022 | 22 | |
| 2023 | 64 | |
| 2024 | 24 | |
| 2025 | 44 |
Aug peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 70660 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 42 | 25.5% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 35 | 21.2% | |
| 3 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 22 | 13.3% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 10 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 9 | 5.5% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 70660 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 28 | 25.7% | |
| 2 | Wildland, woods | 20 | 18.3% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 15 | 13.8% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 14 | 12.8% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 8 | 7.3% | |
| 6 | Railroad right of way: on or near | 6 | 5.5% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 6 | 5.5% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 10 | 9.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 53 | 48.6% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 14 | 12.8% | |
| 3 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 7 | 6.4% | |
| 4 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 7 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 7 | 6.4% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 5 | 4.6% | |
| 7 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 3 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 11 | 10.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 70660 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1695% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $85,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $75,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $70,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $48,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $16,000 | Outside storage fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 70660.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Merryville | 2 | |
| 2 | Oretta | 2 | |
| 3 | DeQuincy | 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 — 165 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.