ZIP 70812 recorded 87 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 324 across 2021–2025. Primary county: East Baton Rouge Parish, LA.
324 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 23 | |
| 2022 | 29 | |
| 2023 | 95 | |
| 2024 | 90 | |
| 2025 | 87 |
Oct peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 70812 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 81 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 32 | 9.9% | |
| 3 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 25 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 24 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 23 | 7.1% |
For the 23 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 70812 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 23 | 22.3% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 15 | 14.6% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 14 | 13.6% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 6 | 5.8% | |
| 6 | Other | 5 | 4.9% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 5 | 4.9% | |
| 8 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 3 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 25 | 24.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 48 | 46.6% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 14 | 13.6% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 13 | 12.6% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 3 | 2.9% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 3 | 2.9% | |
| 6 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 3 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 3 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 3 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 13 | 12.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 70812 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 96% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $122,800 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $90,800 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 70812.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baton Rouge | 304 |
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 — 324 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.