ZIP 71468 recorded 9 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 73 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Natchitoches Parish, LA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
73 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 6 | |
| 2022 | 8 | |
| 2023 | 30 | |
| 2024 | 20 | |
| 2025 | 9 |
Jan peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 71468 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 13 | 17.8% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 11 | 15.1% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 9 | 12.3% | |
| 4 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 8 | 11.0% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 7 | 9.6% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 71468 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 7 | 41.2% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 17.6% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 3 | 17.6% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Storage room, area, tank, or bin | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Undetermined | 1 | 5.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 5 | 29.4% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 17.6% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 3 | 17.6% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 17.6% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Match | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 1 | 5.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 71468 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 252% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $20,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $9,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $5,000 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $3,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $2,000 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $2,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $1,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 71468.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natchitoches | 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 — 73 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.