ZIP 71409 recorded 14 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 136 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Rapides Parish, LA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
136 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 13 | |
| 2022 | 31 | |
| 2023 | 49 | |
| 2024 | 29 | |
| 2025 | 14 |
Aug peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 71409 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 20 | 14.7% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 19 | 14.0% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 18 | 13.2% | |
| 4 | Hazardous condition, other | 17 | 12.5% | |
| 5 | Fire, other | 8 | 5.9% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 71409 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 11 | 22.0% | |
| 2 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 6 | 12.0% | |
| 3 | Other | 5 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 8.0% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 4 | 8.0% | |
| 7 | Storage area, other | 3 | 6.0% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 10 | 20.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 29 | 58.0% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 7 | 14.0% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 4.0% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 4.0% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 2 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Lightning | 2 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 4 | 8.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 71409 across 2021–2025. These 6 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $3,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $3,000 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $2,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $100 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 71409.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boyce | 110 | |
| 2 | Alexandria | 16 | |
| 3 | Deville | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Parish | LA | 0.50 | FIPS 22043 |
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 — 136 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.