ZIP 70791 recorded 216 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,077 across 2021–2025. Primary county: East Baton Rouge Parish, LA.
1,077 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 183 | |
| 2022 | 180 | |
| 2023 | 232 | |
| 2024 | 266 | |
| 2025 | 216 |
Jan peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 70791 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 223 | 20.7% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 125 | 11.6% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 83 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 78 | 7.2% | |
| 5 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 67 | 6.2% |
For the 18 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 70791 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 63 | 18.5% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 60 | 17.6% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 42 | 12.4% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 37 | 10.9% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 30 | 8.8% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 16 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Other | 11 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 10 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 71 | 20.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 168 | 49.4% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 25 | 7.4% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 21 | 6.2% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 18 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 14 | 4.1% | |
| 6 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 12 | 3.5% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 11 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 10 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 61 | 17.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 70791 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 193% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 70791.
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 — 1,077 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.