ZIP 70836 recorded 4 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 29 across 2021–2025. Primary county: East Baton Rouge Parish, LA.
29 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 6 | |
| 2024 | 15 | |
| 2025 | 4 |
Jul peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 70836 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Passenger vehicle fire | 10 | 34.5% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 3 | 10.3% | |
| 3 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 2 | 6.9% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 2 | 6.9% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 70836 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 5 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 4 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Duct: hvac, cable, exhaust, heating, or AC | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Outside area, other | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 2 | 10.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 6 | 30.0% | |
| 2 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 5 | 25.0% | |
| 3 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Cigarette | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Arcing | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 1 | 5.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 70836 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $150,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $40,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $40,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $25,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 70836.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baton Rouge | 28 |
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 — 29 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.