ZIP 70816 recorded 200 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,114 across 2021–2025. Primary county: East Baton Rouge Parish, LA.
1,114 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 191 | |
| 2022 | 238 | |
| 2023 | 239 | |
| 2024 | 246 | |
| 2025 | 200 |
Oct peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 70816 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 186 | 16.7% | |
| 2 | Passenger vehicle fire | 133 | 11.9% | |
| 3 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 121 | 10.9% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 93 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 70 | 6.3% |
For the 27 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 70816 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 53 | 13.8% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 50 | 13.0% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 42 | 10.9% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 41 | 10.7% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 23 | 6.0% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 20 | 5.2% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 19 | 4.9% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 12 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 124 | 32.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 175 | 45.6% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 41 | 10.7% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 35 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 17 | 4.4% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 14 | 3.6% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 12 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 10 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 10 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 70 | 18.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 70816 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 432% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,500,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $900,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $900,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $756,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 5 | $617,333 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 6 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 7 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 8 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 70816.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baton Rouge | 1,006 | |
| 2 | Denham Springs | 1 |
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 — 1,114 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.