ZIP 72396 recorded 97 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 670 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Cross County, AR.
670 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 112 | |
| 2022 | 156 | |
| 2023 | 157 | |
| 2024 | 148 | |
| 2025 | 97 |
Mar peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 72396 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 136 | 20.3% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 135 | 20.1% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 62 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 37 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 32 | 4.8% |
For the 14 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 72396 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 171 | 37.6% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 56 | 12.3% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 38 | 8.4% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 37 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 25 | 5.5% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 18 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 15 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Railroad right of way: on or near | 12 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 83 | 18.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 307 | 67.5% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 23 | 5.1% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 22 | 4.8% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 18 | 4.0% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 16 | 3.5% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 10 | 2.2% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 9 | 2.0% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 7 | 1.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 43 | 9.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 72396 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 239% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $175,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $145,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 72396.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wynne | 627 | |
| 2 | McCrory | 6 | |
| 3 | Cherry Valley | 3 | |
| 4 | Vanndale | 3 | |
| 5 | Forrest City | 2 |
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 — 670 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.