ZIP 71341 recorded 16 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 127 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Avoyelles Parish, LA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
127 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 18 | |
| 2022 | 26 | |
| 2023 | 38 | |
| 2024 | 29 | |
| 2025 | 16 |
Jan peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 71341 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 28 | 22.0% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 15 | 11.8% | |
| 3 | Aircraft standby | 14 | 11.0% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 11 | 8.7% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 10 | 7.9% |
For the 10 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 71341 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 11 | 31.4% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 5.7% | |
| 3 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 2 | 5.7% | |
| 4 | Storage room, area, tank, or bin | 2 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Storage: supplies or tools; dead storage | 2 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 2 | 5.7% | |
| 7 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 5.7% | |
| 8 | Undetermined | 2 | 5.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 10 | 28.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arcing | 6 | 17.1% | |
| 2 | Cigarette lighter | 6 | 17.1% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 6 | 17.1% | |
| 4 | Lightning | 4 | 11.4% | |
| 5 | Cigarette | 3 | 8.6% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 5.7% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 5.7% | |
| 8 | Match | 2 | 5.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 4 | 11.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 71341 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 260% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $262,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $175,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $175,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $175,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $70,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $45,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 71341.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hessmer | 123 | |
| 2 | Fifth Ward | 2 | |
| 3 | Cottonport | 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 — 127 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.