ZIP 71202 recorded 227 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,594 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Ouachita Parish, LA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,594 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 255 | |
| 2022 | 291 | |
| 2023 | 441 | |
| 2024 | 380 | |
| 2025 | 227 |
Oct peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 71202 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 260 | 16.3% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 194 | 12.2% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 174 | 10.9% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 154 | 9.7% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 153 | 9.6% |
For the 29 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 71202 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 343 | 33.0% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 172 | 16.6% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 73 | 7.0% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 72 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 66 | 6.4% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 47 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 31 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 29 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 206 | 19.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 583 | 56.1% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 58 | 5.6% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 47 | 4.5% | |
| 4 | Cigarette lighter | 45 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 41 | 3.9% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 35 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 31 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Match | 28 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 171 | 16.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 71202 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 163% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $450,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $450,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $250,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Major |
| 5 | $240,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $230,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 71202.
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 — 1,594 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.