ZIP 70815 recorded 157 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 818 across 2021–2025. Primary county: East Baton Rouge Parish, LA.
818 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 159 | |
| 2022 | 142 | |
| 2023 | 180 | |
| 2024 | 180 | |
| 2025 | 157 |
Aug peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 70815 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 193 | 23.6% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 108 | 13.2% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 77 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 64 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 52 | 6.4% |
For the 16 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 70815 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 44 | 15.5% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 42 | 14.8% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 23 | 8.1% | |
| 4 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 17 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 17 | 6.0% | |
| 6 | Undetermined | 17 | 6.0% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 14 | 4.9% | |
| 8 | Storage area, other | 9 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 100 | 35.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 115 | 40.6% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 38 | 13.4% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 33 | 11.7% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 17 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 16 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 9 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Candle | 7 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 40 | 14.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 70815 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 161% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $750,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $270,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 6 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 7 | $230,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 70815.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baton Rouge | 773 | |
| 2 | Walker | 3 |
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 — 818 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.