ZIP 70814 recorded 99 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 460 across 2021–2025. Primary county: East Baton Rouge Parish, LA.
460 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 83 | |
| 2022 | 76 | |
| 2023 | 92 | |
| 2024 | 110 | |
| 2025 | 99 |
Jan peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 70814 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 104 | 22.6% | |
| 2 | Passenger vehicle fire | 51 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 42 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 42 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 39 | 8.5% |
For the 26 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 70814 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 28 | 14.4% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 28 | 14.4% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 26 | 13.4% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 15 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 15 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 9 | 4.6% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 6 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 6 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 61 | 31.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 76 | 39.2% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 19 | 9.8% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 14 | 7.2% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 12 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 10 | 5.2% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 9 | 4.6% | |
| 7 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 8 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Match | 6 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 40 | 20.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 70814 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 222% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $450,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $230,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $225,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $215,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 70814.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baton Rouge | 425 |
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 — 460 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.