ZIP 70808 recorded 138 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 768 across 2021–2025. Primary county: East Baton Rouge Parish, LA.
768 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 133 | |
| 2022 | 155 | |
| 2023 | 170 | |
| 2024 | 172 | |
| 2025 | 138 |
Aug peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 70808 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 113 | 14.7% | |
| 2 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 112 | 14.6% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 94 | 12.2% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 79 | 10.3% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 59 | 7.7% |
For the 26 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 70808 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 63 | 22.7% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 35 | 12.6% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 23 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 14 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 13 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 10 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 8 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Wall surface: exterior | 8 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 104 | 37.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 91 | 32.7% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 41 | 14.7% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 39 | 14.0% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 17 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 17 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 12 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 9 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 9 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 43 | 15.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 70808 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 214% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,000,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $485,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 5 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 6 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 70808.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baton Rouge | 694 | |
| 2 | Lafayette | 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 — 768 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.