ZIP 70811 recorded 104 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 497 across 2021–2025. Primary county: East Baton Rouge Parish, LA.
497 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 58 | |
| 2022 | 59 | |
| 2023 | 125 | |
| 2024 | 151 | |
| 2025 | 104 |
May peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 70811 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 117 | 23.5% | |
| 2 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 48 | 9.7% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 37 | 7.4% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 33 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 33 | 6.6% |
For the 23 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 70811 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 32 | 16.1% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 25 | 12.6% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 23 | 11.6% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 15 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Other | 14 | 7.0% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 11 | 5.5% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 8 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Wall surface: exterior | 7 | 3.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 64 | 32.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 76 | 38.2% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 33 | 16.6% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 22 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 14 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 11 | 5.5% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Radiated heat from another fire | 5 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 4 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 28 | 14.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 70811 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 501% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,000,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $300,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2021 | Major |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $190,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $164,700 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $155,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $126,200 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 70811.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baton Rouge | 463 |
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 — 497 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.