ZIP 70788 recorded 37 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 160 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Iberville Parish, LA.
160 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 36 | |
| 2022 | 15 | |
| 2023 | 22 | |
| 2024 | 50 | |
| 2025 | 37 |
Jan peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 70788 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 32 | 20.0% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 28 | 17.5% | |
| 3 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 15 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 10 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 8 | 5.0% |
For the 9 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 70788 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 17 | 23.0% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 11 | 14.9% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 9 | 12.2% | |
| 4 | Other | 6 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 5 | 6.8% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - 5+ persons; including barrack/dormitory | 3 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 4.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 17 | 23.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat source: other | 19 | 25.7% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 19 | 25.7% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 6 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 6.8% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 5.4% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 2 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 10 | 13.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 70788 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 133% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $70,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $45,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 70788.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | White Castle | 130 | |
| 2 | Plaquemine | 2 |
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 — 160 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.