ZIP 70806 recorded 151 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 854 across 2021–2025. Primary county: East Baton Rouge Parish, LA.
854 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 173 | |
| 2022 | 161 | |
| 2023 | 191 | |
| 2024 | 178 | |
| 2025 | 151 |
Jan peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 70806 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 141 | 16.5% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 114 | 13.3% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 106 | 12.4% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 82 | 9.6% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 66 | 7.7% |
For the 10 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 70806 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 66 | 21.3% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 39 | 12.6% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 30 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 18 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 15 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 14 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 9 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Function area, other | 8 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 111 | 35.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 127 | 41.0% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 38 | 12.3% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 31 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 29 | 9.4% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 19 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 12 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 11 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 9 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 34 | 11.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 70806 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1422% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $4,797,731 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $3,500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $600,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $275,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 5 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 6 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 7 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $200,000 | Outside storage fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 70806.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baton Rouge | 791 |
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 — 854 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.