ZIP 71031 recorded 11 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 37 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Natchitoches Parish, LA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
37 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5 | |
| 2022 | 5 | |
| 2023 | 7 | |
| 2024 | 9 | |
| 2025 | 11 |
Mar peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 71031 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 10 | 27.0% | |
| 2 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 9 | 24.3% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 8 | 21.6% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 3 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 2 | 5.4% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 71031 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ceiling & floor assembly, crawl space b/t stories | 3 | 21.4% | |
| 2 | Conduit, pipe, utility, or ventilation shaft | 2 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 2 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 2 | 14.3% | |
| 5 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 7 | Wall assembly | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 1 | 7.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arcing | 5 | 35.7% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 4 | 28.6% | |
| 3 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 2 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Match | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 1 | 7.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 71031 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 665% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $45,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $20,000 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $5,000 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $3,000 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $2,500 | Outside equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $2,500 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winn Parish | LA | 1.00 | FIPS 22127 |
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 — 37 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.