ZIP 71277 recorded 23 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 84 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Union Parish, LA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
84 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 8 | |
| 2022 | 13 | |
| 2023 | 14 | |
| 2024 | 26 | |
| 2025 | 23 |
Feb peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 71277 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 13 | 15.5% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 10 | 11.9% | |
| 3 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 9 | 10.7% | |
| 4 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 8 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 7 | 8.3% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 71277 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 8 | 20.0% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 17.5% | |
| 3 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 4 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 3 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Structural area, other | 3 | 7.5% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Storage area, other | 2 | 5.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 9 | 22.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 28 | 70.0% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 4 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 1 | 2.5% | |
| 5 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 2.5% | |
| 6 | Chemical reaction | 1 | 2.5% | |
| 7 | Radiated heat from another fire | 1 | 2.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 71277 across 2021–2025. These 1 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 71277.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Choudrant | 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 — 84 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.