In 2025, fire departments serving Pearcy responded to 31 fire and hazmat incidents . Here's the full picture.
Building fires lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 71% of all calls.
Mar peaks. May dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
213 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2022.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 31 | — | |
| 2022 | 64 | +106.5% | |
| 2023 | 44 | -31.2% | |
| 2024 | 43 | -2.3% | |
| 2025 | 31 | -27.9% |
For the 8 building fires Pearcy departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 100 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 | Outside area, other | 25 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 21 | 21.0% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 14 | 14.0% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 8 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 5 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 4 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Other | 2 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | Function area, other | 2 | 2.0% | |
| 10 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 2.0% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 14 | 14.0% |
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 Pearcy mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 49 | 49.0% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 23 | 23.0% | |
| 3 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 7 | 7.0% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 4.0% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 3 | 3.0% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 3 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 2.0% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | Heat, spark from friction | 2 | 2.0% | |
| 10 | Conducted heat from another fire | 2 | 2.0% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 3 | 3.0% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Pearcy sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 40,051 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 | 31.7 mi | |
| 2006 | Natural | 5,091 | 31.2 mi | |
| 2007 | Natural | 4,000 | 45.6 mi | |
| 2006 | Natural | 3,739 | 28.9 mi | |
| 2014 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,067 | 13.6 mi | |
| 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,550 | 36.8 mi | |
| 2011 | Natural | 1,535 | 17.9 mi | |
| 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1,014 | 39.1 mi | |
| 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | 960 | 21.8 mi | |
| 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | 954 | 33.0 mi | |
| 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 933 | 31.1 mi | |
| 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 900 | 38.0 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 Pearcy. 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.