ZIP 72117 recorded 242 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,030 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Pulaski County, AR. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
1,030 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 248 | |
| 2022 | 139 | |
| 2023 | 119 | |
| 2024 | 282 | |
| 2025 | 242 |
Jan peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 72117 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 179 | 17.4% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 136 | 13.2% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 134 | 13.0% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 78 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 48 | 4.7% |
For the 41 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 72117 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 149 | 44.2% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 36 | 10.7% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 17 | 5.0% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 14 | 4.2% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 14 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Other | 10 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 9 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 7 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 81 | 24.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 229 | 68.0% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 14 | 4.2% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 13 | 3.9% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 11 | 3.3% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 10 | 3.0% | |
| 6 | Fireworks | 9 | 2.7% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 8 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 7 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 36 | 10.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 72117 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 90% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $175,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $115,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $90,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $85,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 72117.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Little Rock | 962 | |
| 2 | McAlmont | 7 | |
| 3 | Little Rock | 3 |
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 — 1,030 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.