ZIP 70770 recorded 8 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 62 across 2021–2025. Primary county: East Baton Rouge Parish, LA.
62 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 8 | |
| 2022 | 13 | |
| 2023 | 12 | |
| 2024 | 21 | |
| 2025 | 8 |
Mar peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 70770 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 16 | 25.8% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 10 | 16.1% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 6 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 5 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 5 | 8.1% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 70770 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 4 | 20.0% | |
| 4 | Storage area, other | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Outside area, other | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 2 | 10.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 8 | 40.0% | |
| 2 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 3 | 15.0% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 1 | 5.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 70770 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $2,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $1,000 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $500 | Outside equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 70770.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central | 3 | |
| 2 | 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 — 62 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.