ZIP 70739 recorded 64 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 428 across 2021–2025. Primary county: East Baton Rouge Parish, LA.
428 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 78 | |
| 2022 | 62 | |
| 2023 | 111 | |
| 2024 | 113 | |
| 2025 | 64 |
Feb peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 70739 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 130 | 30.4% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 67 | 15.7% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 33 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 30 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 28 | 6.5% |
For the 15 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 70739 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 42 | 24.0% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 20 | 11.4% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 20 | 11.4% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 19 | 10.9% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 7 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 7 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 6 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Storage room, area, tank, or bin | 5 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 49 | 28.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 69 | 39.4% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 17 | 9.7% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 12 | 6.9% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 10 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Match | 9 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 6 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 40 | 22.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 70739 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 149% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $550,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 5 | $350,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Major |
| 6 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 7 | $275,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 8 | $267,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 70739.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central | 26 | |
| 2 | Baton Rouge | 1 | |
| 3 | Denham Springs | 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 — 428 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.