ZIP 71222 recorded 31 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 158 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Claiborne Parish, LA.
158 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 23 | |
| 2022 | 33 | |
| 2023 | 30 | |
| 2024 | 41 | |
| 2025 | 31 |
Oct peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 71222 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 35 | 22.2% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 21 | 13.3% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 19 | 12.0% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 17 | 10.8% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 16 | 10.1% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 71222 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 42 | 41.2% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 26 | 25.5% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 9 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 5 | 4.9% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 3.9% | |
| 6 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 3 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 3 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 2 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 8 | 7.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 32 | 31.4% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 22 | 21.6% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 11 | 10.8% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 9 | 8.8% | |
| 5 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 7 | 6.9% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 3 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 3 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 11 | 10.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 71222 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 470% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $130,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $55,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $45,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $28,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 71222.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bernice | 155 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Union Parish | LA | 1.00 | FIPS 22111 |
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 — 158 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.