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2025 County Report

Fires in Bradley County, AR

In 2025, fire departments serving Bradley County responded to 53 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $75K property loss.

6,076 residents FIPS 05011 24 cities · 8 fire depts
Total incidents
53
458 across 5 years
Building fires
12
8 wildland
Property loss
$168K
$108K structure · $60K contents
Casualties
0 / 0
0 civ deaths · 0 civ inj · 0 FF inj
01 The mix

What kinds of fires happen here?

Building fires lead by count. Top five categories make up about 64% of all calls.

53
Total Incidents
Building fires 12 22.6%
Unauthorized burning 9 17.0%
Grass fire 5 9.4%
Authorized controlled burning 5 9.4%
Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other 3 5.7%
All other categories 19 35.8%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in Bradley County?

Mar peaks. Sep dips.

Jan 3
Feb 12
Mar 20
Apr 6
May 2
Jun 4
Jul 1
Aug 4
Sep 0
Oct 1
Nov 0
Dec 0
03 Five-year trend

Year over year in Bradley County

458 incidents from 2021 through 2025.

YearIncidents 
2021 77
2022 133
2023 88
2024 107
2025 53
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks building fires?

For the 12 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.

Unintentional
80%
20
Cause undetermined
12%
3
Intentional / arson
0%
0
Equipment / heat source failure
8%
2
Under investigation
0%
0
Act of nature (lightning)
0%
0
05 The biggest fires

6 fires · $108K in losses

Largest single-incident property losses in Bradley County during 2025. These 6 fires alone account for 100% of the county's total.

#Property lossCityTypeSeverity
1 $75,000 Warren Building fires Significant
2 $15,000 Warren Passenger vehicle fire Significant
3 $7,500 Warren Building fires Significant
4 $5,000 Warren Outside storage fire Significant
5 $5,000 Warren Fire, other Significant
6 $500 Warren Cooking fire, confined to container Significant
06 How Bradley County compares

Bradley County vs AR vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.

8.72
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Bradley County
8.72
AR avg
11.92
US avg
7.15
1.97
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Bradley County
1.97
AR avg
1.62
US avg
0.82
0
Civilian fire deaths per million
Bradley County
0
AR avg
16.6
US avg
5.8
07 Cities in this county

Largest cities in Bradley County

12 cities mapped to FIPS 05011.

08 First responders

Busiest fire departments in Bradley County

8 departments report from this county.

WARREN
Warren
FDID 06301 29 incidents 4 paid
BRADLEY COUNTY
—
FDID 06001 15 incidents 20 vol
COUNTY LINE
Warren
FDID 06303 10 incidents 17 vol
PLEASANTVILLE RURAL
—
FDID 06304 4 incidents
SUMPTER RURAL
—
FDID 06002 1 incidents
09 Historical wildfires

Largest fires recorded in AR

Top 10 fire perimeters by acres burned (state-scoped fallback while we build out per-county polygons).

#NameYearAgencyAcres
1 No Mans Land 2006 USFS 8,403
2 Sulphur Mountain 2006 USFS 4,475
3 Big Point 2016 USFS 3,993
4 Pipeline 2016 USFS 3,286
5 21 Lick Creek 2021 NPS 3,250
6 20 Cave Creek 2020 NPS 2,939
7 Walker 2024 USFS 1,844
8 Flat Rock 2001 NPS 1,484
9 Slick Rock Hollow 2013 NPS 1,211
10 ABOUT TIME 1996 NPS 1,073

About this data

County-level NFIRS aggregates for 2025, plus 5-year totals across 2021–2025. NFIRS is voluntary — about 23,000 of roughly 30,000 US fire departments report — so totals are a strong indicator, not a complete census. Wildfire risk score (0–100) and Expected Annual Loss come from FEMA's National Risk Index. Drought class is the most recent USDM classification (D0 = abnormally dry through D4 = exceptional drought). Historical fire perimeters are sourced from the NIFC InterAgency Fire Perimeter History.