ZIP 70810 recorded 197 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 975 across 2021–2025. Primary county: East Baton Rouge Parish, LA.
975 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 255 | |
| 2022 | 141 | |
| 2023 | 186 | |
| 2024 | 196 | |
| 2025 | 197 |
Feb peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 70810 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 131 | 13.4% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 97 | 9.9% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 89 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 77 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 68 | 7.0% |
For the 30 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 70810 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 56 | 15.8% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 47 | 13.3% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 45 | 12.7% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 23 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 22 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 19 | 5.4% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 17 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 14 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 111 | 31.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 147 | 41.5% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 38 | 10.7% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 29 | 8.2% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 18 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 17 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 16 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 12 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 11 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 66 | 18.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 70810 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 208% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,245,100 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $1,000,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $800,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $562,500 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $482,278 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 6 | $366,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 7 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 8 | $332,400 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 70810.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baton Rouge | 943 |
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 — 975 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.