ZIP 72401 recorded 488 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,756 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Craighead County, AR. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,756 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 485 | |
| 2022 | 268 | |
| 2023 | 57 | |
| 2024 | 458 | |
| 2025 | 488 |
Mar peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 72401 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 299 | 17.0% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 289 | 16.5% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 124 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 120 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 107 | 6.1% |
For the 70 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 72401 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 148 | 21.3% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 99 | 14.2% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 74 | 10.6% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 63 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 58 | 8.3% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 20 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Wall surface: exterior | 19 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 18 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 196 | 28.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 454 | 65.3% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 40 | 5.8% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 28 | 4.0% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 27 | 3.9% | |
| 5 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 25 | 3.6% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 21 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 16 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 12 | 1.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 72 | 10.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 72401 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 91% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 5 | $250,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Major |
| 6 | $235,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 72401.
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 — 1,756 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.