ZIP 70818 recorded 65 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 433 across 2021–2025. Primary county: East Baton Rouge Parish, LA.
433 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 98 | |
| 2022 | 96 | |
| 2023 | 107 | |
| 2024 | 67 | |
| 2025 | 65 |
Feb peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 70818 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 123 | 28.4% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 50 | 11.5% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 44 | 10.2% | |
| 4 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 36 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 21 | 4.8% |
For the 14 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 70818 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 54 | 32.5% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 24 | 14.5% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 13 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 13 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 8 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 7 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 6 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Storage room, area, tank, or bin | 5 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 36 | 21.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 50 | 30.1% | |
| 2 | Cigarette lighter | 14 | 8.4% | |
| 3 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 14 | 8.4% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 13 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Match | 13 | 7.8% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 11 | 6.6% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 9 | 5.4% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 36 | 21.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 70818 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 161% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 70818.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baton Rouge | 422 | |
| 2 | Central | 11 |
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 — 433 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.