In 2025, fire departments serving Mountain Pine responded to 11 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $50K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Passenger vehicle fire lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 73% of all calls.
Jul peaks. Jan dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
79 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2022. $60K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 11 | — | |
| 2022 | 25 | +127.3% | |
| 2023 | 14 | -44.0% | |
| 2024 | 18 | +28.6% | |
| 2025 | 11 | -38.9% |
For the 2 building fires Mountain Pine departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 50 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 | 24 | 48.0% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 6 | 12.0% | |
| 3 | Structural area, other | 3 | 6.0% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Function area, other | 2 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 2 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Other | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | Corridor, mall | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 10 | Bedroom - 5+ persons; including barrack/dormitory | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 5 | 10.0% |
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 Mountain Pine mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 36 | 72.0% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 2 | 4.0% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 4.0% | |
| 4 | Chemical reaction | 2 | 4.0% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 10 | Cigarette lighter | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 2 | 4.0% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Mountain Pine departments in 2025. These 5 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $50,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $5,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $2,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $2,000 | Water vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $100 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Mountain Pine sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 40,988 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 | 39.3 mi | |
| 2006 | Natural | 5,091 | 19.8 mi | |
| 2007 | Natural | 4,000 | 41.0 mi | |
| 2006 | Natural | 3,739 | 37.9 mi | |
| 2014 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,067 | 4.2 mi | |
| 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,550 | 45.4 mi | |
| 2011 | Natural | 1,535 | 25.1 mi | |
| 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 1,401 | 39.7 mi | |
| 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1,014 | 29.1 mi | |
| 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | 960 | 25.0 mi | |
| 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | 954 | 21.7 mi | |
| 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 933 | 39.2 mi |
Top 3 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 Mountain Pine. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
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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.