ZIP 71241 recorded 52 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 182 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Union Parish, LA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
182 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 36 | |
| 2022 | 34 | |
| 2023 | 23 | |
| 2024 | 37 | |
| 2025 | 52 |
Feb peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 71241 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 58 | 31.9% | |
| 2 | Passenger vehicle fire | 21 | 11.5% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 21 | 11.5% | |
| 4 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 12 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 8 | 4.4% |
For the 16 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 71241 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 30 | 29.1% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 14 | 13.6% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 10 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 6 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 5 | 4.9% | |
| 6 | Exterior, exposed surface | 5 | 4.9% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Outside area, other | 4 | 3.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 25 | 24.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 51 | 49.5% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 10 | 9.7% | |
| 3 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 9 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 7 | 6.8% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 5.8% | |
| 7 | Radiated heat from another fire | 3 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 8 | 7.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 71241 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 276% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building or structure weakened or collapsed | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $750,000 | Building or structure weakened or collapsed | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $368,381 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $264,961 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 5 | $195,088 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $191,669 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $182,226 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 71241.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Farmerville | 173 | |
| 2 | Sterlington | 7 | |
| 3 | Bernice | 1 |
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 — 182 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.