ZIP 71654 recorded 48 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 262 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Desha County, AR.
262 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 50 | |
| 2022 | 54 | |
| 2023 | 67 | |
| 2024 | 43 | |
| 2025 | 48 |
Sep peaks. Mar dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 71654 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 57 | 21.8% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 27 | 10.3% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 19 | 7.3% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 19 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Fire, other | 16 | 6.1% |
For the 11 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 71654 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 53 | 35.1% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 14 | 9.3% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 11 | 7.3% | |
| 4 | Other | 8 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 7 | 4.6% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 7 | 4.6% | |
| 7 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 6 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 5 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 40 | 26.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 73 | 48.3% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 11 | 7.3% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 10 | 6.6% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 8 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 7 | 4.6% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 6 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 5 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 26 | 17.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 71654 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 743% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $750,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $150,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $60,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $60,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $60,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 71654.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McGehee | 238 | |
| 2 | Dermott | 6 | |
| 3 | Arkansas City | 1 |
The figures above are historical. For today's air quality, fire-weather warnings, and active fires, go to the official sources.
NFIRS reports each fire incident with a 5-digit address ZIP. We aggregate those rows directly to produce ZIP-level totals — 262 incidents in this ZIP across 2021–2025. Building-fire breakdowns (Area of Origin, Heat Source, ignition cause) only count fires investigators classified beyond the basic incident report. Because NFIRS reporting is voluntary, totals are a strong indicator rather than a complete census.