ZIP 70802 recorded 215 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,309 across 2021–2025. Primary county: East Baton Rouge Parish, LA.
1,309 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 279 | |
| 2022 | 267 | |
| 2023 | 281 | |
| 2024 | 267 | |
| 2025 | 215 |
Jan peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 70802 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 302 | 23.1% | |
| 2 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 225 | 17.2% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 170 | 13.0% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 85 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 84 | 6.4% |
For the 42 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 70802 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 89 | 14.2% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 70 | 11.2% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 67 | 10.7% | |
| 4 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 42 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 39 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Wall surface: exterior | 30 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 29 | 4.6% | |
| 8 | Other | 18 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 243 | 38.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 293 | 46.7% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 66 | 10.5% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 41 | 6.5% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 41 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 28 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 22 | 3.5% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 20 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 14 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 102 | 16.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 70802 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 138% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $600,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 5 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 6 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 7 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 8 | $275,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 70802.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baton Rouge | 1,141 |
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 — 1,309 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.