ZIP 71291 recorded 270 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,336 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Ouachita Parish, LA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,336 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 213 | |
| 2022 | 282 | |
| 2023 | 272 | |
| 2024 | 299 | |
| 2025 | 270 |
Oct peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 71291 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 162 | 12.1% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 144 | 10.8% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 131 | 9.8% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 120 | 9.0% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 114 | 8.5% |
For the 23 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 71291 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 269 | 37.2% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 94 | 13.0% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 62 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 60 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 41 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 18 | 2.5% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 16 | 2.2% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 13 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 150 | 20.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 353 | 48.8% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 76 | 10.5% | |
| 3 | Cigarette lighter | 46 | 6.4% | |
| 4 | Match | 31 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 27 | 3.7% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 27 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 24 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 18 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 121 | 16.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 71291 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 163% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $230,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $200,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $200,000 | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 71291.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Monroe | 1,335 |
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 — 1,336 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.