ZIP 71457 recorded 190 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,000 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Natchitoches Parish, LA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,000 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 139 | |
| 2022 | 171 | |
| 2023 | 250 | |
| 2024 | 250 | |
| 2025 | 190 |
Jan peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 71457 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 169 | 16.9% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 112 | 11.2% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 101 | 10.1% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 84 | 8.4% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 57 | 5.7% |
For the 22 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 71457 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 104 | 20.6% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 81 | 16.1% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 51 | 10.1% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 48 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 45 | 8.9% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 19 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 14 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Other | 13 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 129 | 25.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 260 | 51.6% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 37 | 7.3% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 34 | 6.7% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 26 | 5.2% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 18 | 3.6% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 16 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 14 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 10 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 89 | 17.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 71457 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 539% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,213,241 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $650,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $476,755 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $382,128 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $200,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 71457.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natchitoches | 977 | |
| 2 | Point Place | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winn Parish | LA | 1.00 | FIPS 22127 |
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 — 1,000 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.