In 2025, fire departments serving Monette responded to 19 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $130K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Building fires lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 90% of all calls.
Mar peaks. May dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
85 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2022. $1.1M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 15 | — | |
| 2022 | 22 | +46.7% | |
| 2023 | 15 | -31.8% | |
| 2024 | 14 | -6.7% | |
| 2025 | 19 | +35.7% |
For the 8 building fires Monette departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 56 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 | Undetermined | 27 | 48.2% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 16 | 28.6% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 5 | Wall surface: exterior | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 8 | Storage room, area, tank, or bin | 1 | 1.8% |
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 Monette mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 48 | 85.7% | |
| 2 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 5 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 6 | Radiated heat from another fire | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 7 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 8 | Conducted heat from another fire | 1 | 1.8% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Monette departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $130,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $50,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $40,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $10,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $10,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $10,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $5,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Monette sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 3,777 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Debris and open burning | 450 | 30.4 mi | |
| 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 316 | 45.7 mi | |
| 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 278 | 42.5 mi | |
| 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | 203 | 36.8 mi | |
| 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 200 | 23.9 mi | |
| 2014 | Debris and open burning | 195 | 37.9 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 180 | 42.6 mi | |
| 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 174 | 46.0 mi | |
| 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 159 | 33.5 mi | |
| 2019 | Debris and open burning | 148 | 43.6 mi | |
| 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 139 | 34.7 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 125 | 37.7 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 | 72447 | 85 |
Six Arkansas cities with population within ±25% of Monette. 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.