In 2025, fire departments serving Stuttgart responded to 133 fire and hazmat incidents . Here's the full picture.
Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 54% of all calls.
Dec peaks. Jun dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
635 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2023. $10K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 131 | — | |
| 2022 | 135 | +3.1% | |
| 2023 | 143 | +5.9% | |
| 2024 | 93 | -35.0% | |
| 2025 | 133 | +43.0% |
For the 20 building fires Stuttgart departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 414 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 | 107 | 25.8% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 86 | 20.8% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 35 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 22 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 18 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Other | 14 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 14 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 11 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | Vehicle area, other | 11 | 2.7% | |
| 10 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 10 | 2.4% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 86 | 20.8% |
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 Stuttgart mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 248 | 59.9% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 32 | 7.7% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 22 | 5.3% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 19 | 4.6% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 18 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 11 | 2.7% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 9 | 2.2% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 8 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 7 | 1.7% | |
| 10 | Lightning | 6 | 1.4% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 34 | 8.2% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Stuttgart sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 5,506 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 468 | 47.0 mi | |
| 2012 | Debris and open burning | 367 | 44.4 mi | |
| 2006 | Debris and open burning | 336 | 39.8 mi | |
| 2015 | Debris and open burning | 319 | 25.9 mi | |
| 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 270 | 41.4 mi | |
| 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 250 | 46.9 mi | |
| 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 238 | 34.6 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 226 | 40.1 mi | |
| 2010 | Debris and open burning | 221 | 40.6 mi | |
| 2001 | Debris and open burning | 221 | 24.0 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 210 | 36.9 mi | |
| 2007 | Smoking | 210 | 42.5 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 | 72160 | 635 |
Six Arkansas cities with population within ±25% of Stuttgart. 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.