ZIP 71369 recorded 20 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 47 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Avoyelles Parish, LA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
47 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 23 | |
| 2025 | 20 |
Aug peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 71369 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 19 | 40.4% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 7 | 14.9% | |
| 3 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 4 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 3 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 3 | 6.4% |
For the 12 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 71369 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 22.2% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 3 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 2 | 11.1% | |
| 5 | Other | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Egress/exit, other | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - 5+ persons; including barrack/dormitory | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 3 | 16.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 15 | 83.3% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 2 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 1 | 5.6% |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 71369.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Simmesport | 47 |
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 — 47 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.