ZIP 71203 recorded 308 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,597 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Ouachita Parish, LA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,597 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 275 | |
| 2022 | 283 | |
| 2023 | 384 | |
| 2024 | 347 | |
| 2025 | 308 |
Mar peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 71203 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 207 | 13.0% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 196 | 12.3% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 186 | 11.6% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 152 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 116 | 7.3% |
For the 38 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 71203 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 418 | 41.8% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 139 | 13.9% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 91 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 63 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 44 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 22 | 2.2% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 20 | 2.0% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 19 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 185 | 18.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 558 | 55.7% | |
| 2 | Cigarette lighter | 69 | 6.9% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 58 | 5.8% | |
| 4 | Match | 38 | 3.8% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 30 | 3.0% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 27 | 2.7% | |
| 7 | Heat from undetermined smoking material | 22 | 2.2% | |
| 8 | Radiated heat from another fire | 22 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 177 | 17.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 71203 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 115% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $450,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 4 | $300,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2021 | Major |
| 5 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 6 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 7 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 8 | $230,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 71203.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monroe | 1,596 |
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 — 1,597 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.