ZIP 72020 recorded 37 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 386 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Independence County, AR. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
386 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 78 | |
| 2022 | 97 | |
| 2023 | 91 | |
| 2024 | 83 | |
| 2025 | 37 |
Mar peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 72020 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 124 | 32.1% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 86 | 22.3% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 30 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 20 | 5.2% | |
| 5 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 17 | 4.4% |
For the 10 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 72020 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 137 | 45.7% | |
| 2 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 41 | 13.7% | |
| 3 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 31 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 22 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 20 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 6 | 2.0% | |
| 7 | Outside area, other | 6 | 2.0% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 4 | 1.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 33 | 11.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 198 | 66.0% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 57 | 19.0% | |
| 3 | Match | 5 | 1.7% | |
| 4 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 5 | 1.7% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 1.3% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 4 | 1.3% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 4 | 1.3% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 1.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 20 | 6.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 72020 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 44500000% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $115,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $80,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $68,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $44,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $30,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $28,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 72020.
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson County | AR | 1.00 | FIPS 05067 |
| White County | AR | 1.00 | FIPS 05145 |
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 — 386 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.