ZIP 71909 recorded 79 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 430 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Garland County, AR. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
430 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 96 | |
| 2022 | 113 | |
| 2023 | 72 | |
| 2024 | 70 | |
| 2025 | 79 |
Apr peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 71909 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 63 | 14.7% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 53 | 12.3% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 42 | 9.8% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 33 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 29 | 6.7% |
For the 9 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 71909 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 36 | 18.0% | |
| 2 | Wildland, woods | 31 | 15.5% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 25 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 17 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 11 | 5.5% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 10 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 9 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 8 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 53 | 26.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 73 | 36.5% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 19 | 9.5% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 17 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Match | 17 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 15 | 7.5% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 7 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 6 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 38 | 19.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 71909 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 122% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $290,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $135,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 71909.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hot Springs Village | 348 | |
| 2 | Hot Springs | 48 | |
| 3 | Fountain Lake | 7 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saline County | AR | 0.50 | FIPS 05125 |
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 — 430 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.