ZIP 72209 recorded 686 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 2,774 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Pulaski County, AR. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
2,774 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 489 | |
| 2022 | 486 | |
| 2023 | 480 | |
| 2024 | 633 | |
| 2025 | 686 |
Jul peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 72209 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 273 | 9.8% | |
| 2 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 256 | 9.2% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 215 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 202 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 187 | 6.7% |
For the 32 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 72209 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 239 | 20.7% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 140 | 12.2% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 135 | 11.7% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 92 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 80 | 6.9% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 66 | 5.7% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 46 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 38 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 316 | 27.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 740 | 64.2% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 58 | 5.0% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 53 | 4.6% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 50 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 36 | 3.1% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 30 | 2.6% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 27 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Fireworks | 23 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 135 | 11.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 72209 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 121% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $450,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 5 | $250,000 | Fire, other | 2023 | Major |
| 6 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 7 | $175,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $170,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 72209.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Little Rock | 2,750 | |
| 2 | Alexander | 4 |
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 — 2,774 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.