ZIP 70817 recorded 161 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 777 across 2021–2025. Primary county: East Baton Rouge Parish, LA.
777 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 189 | |
| 2022 | 151 | |
| 2023 | 139 | |
| 2024 | 137 | |
| 2025 | 161 |
Mar peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 70817 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 108 | 13.9% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 74 | 9.5% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 68 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 60 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 53 | 6.8% |
For the 21 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 70817 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 45 | 16.9% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 41 | 15.4% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 39 | 14.6% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 31 | 11.6% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 19 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 9 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 8 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 7 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 68 | 25.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 106 | 39.7% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 27 | 10.1% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 25 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 18 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 12 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 11 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 11 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 10 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 47 | 17.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 70817 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 437% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,700,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $225,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $193,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $163,579 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $155,635 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $154,326 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 70817.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baton Rouge | 770 |
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 — 777 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.