ZIP 71851 recorded 28 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 111 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Howard County, AR. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
111 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 6 | |
| 2022 | 33 | |
| 2023 | 17 | |
| 2024 | 27 | |
| 2025 | 28 |
Mar peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 71851 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 25 | 22.5% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 18 | 16.2% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 15 | 13.5% | |
| 4 | Authorized controlled burning | 12 | 10.8% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 9 | 8.1% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 71851 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 10 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Wall assembly | 4 | 13.3% | |
| 3 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 4 | 13.3% | |
| 4 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 3 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 10.0% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Storage room, area, tank, or bin | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Substructure area or space, crawl space | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 3 | 10.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 23 | 76.7% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 4 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 5 | Cigarette | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 6 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 1 | 3.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 71851 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 222% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $160,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $130,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $49,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 71851.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mineral Springs | 110 |
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 — 111 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.