ZIP 71303 recorded 84 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 397 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Rapides Parish, LA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
397 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 31 | |
| 2022 | 99 | |
| 2023 | 40 | |
| 2024 | 143 | |
| 2025 | 84 |
Aug peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 71303 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 41 | 10.3% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 37 | 9.3% | |
| 3 | Aircraft standby | 32 | 8.1% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 30 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 24 | 6.0% |
For the 11 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 71303 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 41 | 22.8% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 26 | 14.4% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 16 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 16 | 8.9% | |
| 5 | Other | 11 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 11 | 6.1% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 10 | 5.6% | |
| 8 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 7 | 3.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 42 | 23.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 87 | 48.3% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 25 | 13.9% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 16 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 11 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Cigarette | 7 | 3.9% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 5 | 2.8% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 2.2% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 4 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 21 | 11.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 71303 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 404% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $175,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 71303.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexandria | 396 | |
| 2 | Boyce | 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 — 397 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.