ZIP 71301 recorded 193 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 2,081 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Rapides Parish, LA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
2,081 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 426 | |
| 2022 | 498 | |
| 2023 | 474 | |
| 2024 | 490 | |
| 2025 | 193 |
Aug peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 71301 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 314 | 15.1% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 307 | 14.8% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 205 | 9.9% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 122 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 119 | 5.7% |
For the 59 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 71301 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 389 | 31.1% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 283 | 22.7% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 75 | 6.0% | |
| 4 | Other | 67 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 67 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 57 | 4.6% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 49 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 39 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 223 | 17.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 850 | 68.1% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 147 | 11.8% | |
| 3 | Cigarette lighter | 59 | 4.7% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 31 | 2.5% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 30 | 2.4% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 27 | 2.2% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 19 | 1.5% | |
| 8 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 15 | 1.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 71 | 5.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 71301 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 190% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 5 | $190,000 | Fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $130,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 71301.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexandria | 2,080 | |
| 2 | Woodworth | 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 — 2,081 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.