ZIP 71302 recorded 97 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 226 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Rapides Parish, LA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
226 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 6 | |
| 2022 | 28 | |
| 2023 | 20 | |
| 2024 | 75 | |
| 2025 | 97 |
Jan peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 71302 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 62 | 27.4% | |
| 2 | Passenger vehicle fire | 17 | 7.5% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 17 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 14 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Hazardous condition, other | 13 | 5.8% |
For the 33 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 71302 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 32 | 24.8% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 19 | 14.7% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 18 | 14.0% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 11 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 10 | 7.8% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 9 | 7.0% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 6 | 4.7% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 20 | 15.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 67 | 51.9% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 14 | 10.9% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 9 | 7.0% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 9 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 5 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 3 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 12 | 9.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 71302 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 146% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 71302.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexandria | 226 |
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 — 226 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.