ZIP 70805 recorded 240 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,396 across 2021–2025. Primary county: East Baton Rouge Parish, LA.
1,396 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 277 | |
| 2022 | 245 | |
| 2023 | 308 | |
| 2024 | 326 | |
| 2025 | 240 |
Oct peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 70805 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 290 | 20.8% | |
| 2 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 286 | 20.5% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 217 | 15.5% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 97 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 83 | 5.9% |
For the 40 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 70805 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 109 | 16.2% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 69 | 10.3% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 59 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 53 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 51 | 7.6% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 38 | 5.7% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 24 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 23 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 245 | 36.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 318 | 47.4% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 65 | 9.7% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 63 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 54 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 24 | 3.6% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 19 | 2.8% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 18 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 13 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 97 | 14.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 70805 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 391% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,500,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 4 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 5 | $500,000 | Fire, other | 2024 | Major |
| 6 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 7 | $275,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 8 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 70805.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baton Rouge | 1,239 |
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 — 1,396 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.