ZIP 70807 recorded 120 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 630 across 2021–2025. Primary county: East Baton Rouge Parish, LA.
630 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 104 | |
| 2022 | 111 | |
| 2023 | 160 | |
| 2024 | 135 | |
| 2025 | 120 |
Jan peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 70807 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 108 | 17.1% | |
| 2 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 96 | 15.2% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 90 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 50 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 48 | 7.6% |
For the 16 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 70807 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 44 | 14.0% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 44 | 14.0% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 42 | 13.4% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 25 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Other | 14 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 11 | 3.5% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 10 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Structural area, other | 9 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 115 | 36.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 143 | 45.5% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 34 | 10.8% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 26 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 21 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 14 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 14 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 10 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 10 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 42 | 13.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 70807 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 823% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $5,000,000 | Water vehicle fire | 2021 | Catastrophic |
| 2 | $250,000 | Rail vehicle fire | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Fire, other | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $130,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 70807.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baton Rouge | 557 | |
| 2 | Baker | 3 | |
| 3 | Zachary | 1 |
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 — 630 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.