In 2025, fire departments serving Mansfield responded to 32 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $75K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Grass fire lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 81% of all calls.
Mar peaks. May dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
208 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2022. $1.5M cumulative property loss. 2 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 35 | — | |
| 2022 | 50 | +42.9% | |
| 2023 | 47 | -6.0% | |
| 2024 | 44 | -6.4% | |
| 2025 | 32 | -27.3% |
For the 6 building fires Mansfield departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 64 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 | 34.4% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 9 | 14.1% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 10.9% | |
| 4 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 3 | 4.7% | |
| 5 | Storage area, other | 3 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Fuel tank, fuel line | 3 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Wall assembly | 2 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 3.1% | |
| 10 | Outside area, other | 2 | 3.1% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 9 | 14.1% |
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 Mansfield mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 21 | 32.8% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 9.4% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 5 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 5 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 4 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 6.2% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 4 | 6.2% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 4.7% | |
| 9 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 3.1% | |
| 10 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 3.1% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 8 | 12.5% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Mansfield departments in 2025. These 6 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $75,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $35,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $5,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $5,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $2,500 | Fires in structures other than in a building | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $1,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Mansfield sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 58,266 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Natural | 8,294 | 48.4 mi | |
| 2007 | Natural | 4,000 | 34.5 mi | |
| 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3,800 | 49.2 mi | |
| 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 3,285 | 44.8 mi | |
| 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 3,240 | 45.6 mi | |
| 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,770 | 41.0 mi | |
| 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,700 | 27.2 mi | |
| 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,400 | 27.6 mi | |
| 2011 | Debris and open burning | 2,135 | 44.0 mi | |
| 2013 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,108 | 48.3 mi | |
| 1995 | Debris and open burning | 2,085 | 48.1 mi | |
| 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 1,920 | 45.6 mi |
Top 4 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.
Six Arkansas cities with population within ±25% of Mansfield. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Mansfield.
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.