ZIP 71238 recorded 35 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 201 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Jackson Parish, LA.
201 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 26 | |
| 2022 | 46 | |
| 2023 | 60 | |
| 2024 | 34 | |
| 2025 | 35 |
Mar peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 71238 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 32 | 15.9% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 31 | 15.4% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 24 | 11.9% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 22 | 10.9% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 19 | 9.5% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 71238 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 80 | 56.3% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 14 | 9.9% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 8 | 5.6% | |
| 4 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 5 | 3.5% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 3.5% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 5 | 3.5% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 4 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 3 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 18 | 12.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 60 | 42.3% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 20 | 14.1% | |
| 3 | Match | 18 | 12.7% | |
| 4 | Cigarette lighter | 10 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 7 | 4.9% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 3.5% | |
| 7 | Radiated heat from another fire | 4 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 15 | 10.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 71238 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 472% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $315,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $70,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $70,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 71238.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Monroe | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ouachita Parish | LA | 1.00 | FIPS 22073 |
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 — 201 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.