ZIP 70723 recorded 9 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 87 across 2021–2025. Primary county: St. James Parish, LA.
87 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 13 | |
| 2022 | 17 | |
| 2023 | 30 | |
| 2024 | 18 | |
| 2025 | 9 |
Mar peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 70723 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 15 | 17.2% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 13 | 14.9% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 8 | 9.2% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 7 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 6 | 6.9% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 70723 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 14 | 20.9% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 12 | 17.9% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 8 | 11.9% | |
| 4 | Railroad right of way: on or near | 5 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 3 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Conduit, pipe, utility, or ventilation shaft | 2 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 17 | 25.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 47 | 70.1% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 5 | 7.5% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 4.5% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 3.0% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 3.0% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 1 | 1.5% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 1.5% | |
| 8 | Molten, hot material | 1 | 1.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 5 | 7.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 70723 across 2021–2025. These 7 fires alone account for 109% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $18,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $15,000 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $2,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $1 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 70723.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Convent | 87 |
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 — 87 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.