ZIP 70714 recorded 144 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 764 across 2021–2025. Primary county: East Baton Rouge Parish, LA.
764 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 150 | |
| 2022 | 134 | |
| 2023 | 183 | |
| 2024 | 153 | |
| 2025 | 144 |
Sep peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 70714 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 111 | 14.5% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 102 | 13.4% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 90 | 11.8% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 61 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 46 | 6.0% |
For the 18 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 70714 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 38 | 15.1% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 37 | 14.7% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 34 | 13.5% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 30 | 12.0% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 29 | 11.6% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 7 | 2.8% | |
| 7 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 7 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Other | 6 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 63 | 25.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 124 | 49.4% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 21 | 8.4% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 20 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 13 | 5.2% | |
| 5 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 8 | 3.2% | |
| 6 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 8 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 7 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 44 | 17.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 70714 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 444% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $800,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $175,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $140,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 70714.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baker | 745 | |
| 2 | Zachary | 9 | |
| 3 | Central | 3 | |
| 4 | Baton Rouge | 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 — 764 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.