ZIP 70809 recorded 142 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 933 across 2021–2025. Primary county: East Baton Rouge Parish, LA.
933 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 275 | |
| 2022 | 172 | |
| 2023 | 153 | |
| 2024 | 191 | |
| 2025 | 142 |
Feb peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 70809 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Passenger vehicle fire | 146 | 15.6% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 93 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 84 | 9.0% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 76 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 70 | 7.5% |
For the 15 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 70809 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 105 | 28.5% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 33 | 8.9% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 32 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 27 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 21 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 21 | 5.7% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 11 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 11 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 108 | 29.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 171 | 46.3% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 42 | 11.4% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 26 | 7.0% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 23 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 13 | 3.5% | |
| 6 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 12 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 10 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 10 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 62 | 16.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 70809 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 441% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,080,275 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $650,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $550,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $229,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $229,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $202,750 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $200,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 70809.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baton Rouge | 901 |
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 — 933 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.