ZIP 70778 recorded 29 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 156 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Ascension Parish, LA.
156 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 28 | |
| 2023 | 52 | |
| 2024 | 43 | |
| 2025 | 29 |
Jan peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 70778 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 31 | 19.9% | |
| 2 | Passenger vehicle fire | 24 | 15.4% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 12 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 12 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 10 | 6.4% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 70778 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 35 | 36.1% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 15 | 15.5% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 14 | 14.4% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 8 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 6 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 4 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 4 | 4.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 7 | 7.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 64 | 66.0% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 9 | 9.3% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 5.2% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 5 | 5.2% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 2.1% | |
| 6 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 2 | 2.1% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 1.0% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 1.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 8 | 8.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 70778 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 5773% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $60,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $1,300 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $1,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 70778.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sorrento | 154 | |
| 2 | Gonzales | 1 | |
| 3 | River Ridge | 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 — 156 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.