In 2025, fire departments serving Greers Ferry responded to 35 fire and hazmat incidents . Here's the full picture.
Grass fire lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 80% of all calls.
Mar peaks. May dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
181 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $210K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 29 | — | |
| 2022 | 35 | +20.7% | |
| 2023 | 26 | -25.7% | |
| 2024 | 56 | +115.4% | |
| 2025 | 35 | -37.5% |
For the 2 building fires Greers Ferry departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 85 building fires investigators classified across 2021–2025. The room or location where ignition occurred — kitchens, bedrooms, exterior, vehicle areas — tells you where to focus prevention.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 22 | 25.9% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 17 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 8 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 5 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 5 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 4 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 4 | 4.7% | |
| 8 | Other | 2 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 2.4% | |
| 10 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 2.4% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 14 | 16.5% |
NFIRS Heat Source (HEAT_SOURC) — the physical thing that started it. Spark or ember from operating equipment, an open flame, smoking materials, or hot embers from a fireplace are the leading culprits nationwide. Here's the Greers Ferry mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hot ember or ash | 21 | 24.7% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 10 | 11.8% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 10 | 11.8% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 7 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 6 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 5 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 4 | 4.7% | |
| 8 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 4 | 4.7% | |
| 9 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 3.5% | |
| 10 | Lightning | 3 | 3.5% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 12 | 14.1% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Greers Ferry sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 30,551 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 3,983 | 43.9 mi | |
| 2011 | Debris and open burning | 2,008 | 49.7 mi | |
| 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 1,779 | 20.0 mi | |
| 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 1,653 | 43.3 mi | |
| 2005 | Natural | 1,631 | 43.1 mi | |
| 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 1,591 | 20.2 mi | |
| 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,500 | 47.5 mi | |
| 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | 1,350 | 43.5 mi | |
| 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 1,340 | 49.9 mi | |
| 2013 | Debris and open burning | 1,200 | 40.8 mi | |
| 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 1,063 | 48.3 mi | |
| 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,052 | 39.4 mi |
Top 1 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.
| # | ZIP | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 72067 | 181 |
Six Arkansas cities with population within ±25% of Greers Ferry. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
A 30-minute weekend can cut your home's exposure substantially. These four checklists are a good starting point.
Numbers reflect incidents reported by participating fire departments to the National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) Public Data Release for calendar year 2025. NFIRS is voluntary — about 23,000 of roughly 30,000 US fire departments report — so totals are a strong indicator, not a complete census. Per-capita comparisons use 2023 ACS population estimates. Wildland fire data complements NFIRS with NIFC and USFS perimeters. Active-fire counts come from a dated NIFC snapshot, not a live feed.