ZIP 70803 recorded 4 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 16 across 2021–2025. Primary county: East Baton Rouge Parish, LA.
16 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 4 | |
| 2025 | 4 |
Feb peaks. Mar dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 70803 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 6 | 37.5% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 2 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 2 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2 | 12.5% | |
| 5 | Fire, other | 1 | 6.2% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 70803 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 20.0% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 1 | 20.0% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 1 | 20.0% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 20.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 40.0% | |
| 2 | Match | 1 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Candle | 1 | 20.0% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 1 | 20.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 70803 across 2021–2025. These 4 fires alone account for 358% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $1,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 70803.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baton Rouge | 13 |
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 — 16 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.