In 2025, fire departments serving Warren responded to 50 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $75K 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 66% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Sep dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
413 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2022. $10.3M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 72 | — | |
| 2022 | 118 | +63.9% | |
| 2023 | 76 | -35.6% | |
| 2024 | 97 | +27.6% | |
| 2025 | 50 | -48.5% |
For the 12 building fires Warren departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 174 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 | 51 | 29.3% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 29 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 16 | 9.2% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 10 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Other | 9 | 5.2% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 6 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Function area, other | 5 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 4 | 2.3% | |
| 10 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 3 | 1.7% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 37 | 21.3% |
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 Warren mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 91 | 52.3% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 8 | 4.6% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 4.6% | |
| 4 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 8 | 4.6% | |
| 5 | Chemical reaction | 7 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 6 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 5 | 2.9% | |
| 10 | Cigarette lighter | 4 | 2.3% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 26 | 14.9% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Warren departments in 2025. These 6 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $75,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $7,500 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $5,000 | Outside storage fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $5,000 | Fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $500 | Cooking fire, confined to container | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Warren sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 21,381 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 3,669 | 35.4 mi | |
| 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3,070 | 19.7 mi | |
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,806 | 47.5 mi | |
| 2005 | Debris and open burning | 1,806 | 49.9 mi | |
| 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,509 | 16.4 mi | |
| 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,414 | 14.1 mi | |
| 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 1,013 | 27.3 mi | |
| 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 755 | 22.4 mi | |
| 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 632 | 43.6 mi | |
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 606 | 24.7 mi | |
| 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 495 | 10.4 mi | |
| 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 490 | 26.5 mi |
Top 2 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 Warren. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
2 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Warren.
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.