In 2025, fire departments serving Smackover responded to 30 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $1 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 63% of all calls.
Jan peaks. Apr dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
124 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $322K cumulative property loss. 2 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 15 | — | |
| 2022 | 27 | +80.0% | |
| 2023 | 16 | -40.7% | |
| 2024 | 36 | +125.0% | |
| 2025 | 30 | -16.7% |
For the 6 building fires Smackover departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 69 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 | 60 | 87.0% | |
| 2 | Other | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 3 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 4 | Processing/manufacturing area, workroom | 1 | 1.4% | |
| 5 | Storage room, area, tank, or bin | 1 | 1.4% | |
| 6 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 1 | 1.4% | |
| 7 | Fuel tank, fuel line | 1 | 1.4% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 1 | 1.4% |
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 Smackover mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 61 | 88.4% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 4 | 5.8% | |
| 3 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 1.4% | |
| 5 | Lightning | 1 | 1.4% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Smackover departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 62% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $1 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $1 | Cooking fire, confined to container | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $1 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $1 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $1 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $1 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $1 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Smackover sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 15,448 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3,070 | 29.2 mi | |
| 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,509 | 37.2 mi | |
| 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | 929 | 29.8 mi | |
| 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 905 | 28.8 mi | |
| 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 902 | 46.7 mi | |
| 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 852 | 42.8 mi | |
| 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 755 | 50.0 mi | |
| 2004 | Natural | 727 | 42.2 mi | |
| 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 506 | 25.1 mi | |
| 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 490 | 16.0 mi | |
| 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 486 | 26.8 mi | |
| 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 475 | 47.4 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 | 71762 | 124 |
Six Arkansas cities with population within ±25% of Smackover. 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.