ZIP 72421 recorded 14 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 170 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Craighead County, AR. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
170 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 42 | |
| 2022 | 54 | |
| 2023 | 41 | |
| 2024 | 19 | |
| 2025 | 14 |
Oct peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 72421 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 52 | 30.6% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 45 | 26.5% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 25 | 14.7% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 12 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 9 | 5.3% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 72421 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 53 | 40.8% | |
| 2 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 33 | 25.4% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 14 | 10.8% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 11 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 2 | 1.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 6 | 4.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 86 | 66.2% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 11 | 8.5% | |
| 3 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 7 | 5.4% | |
| 4 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 5 | 3.8% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 1.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 8 | 6.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 72421 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 284% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $430,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2021 | Major |
| 4 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $117,500 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $70,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 72421.
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poinsett County | AR | 1.00 | FIPS 05111 |
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 — 170 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.