ZIP 72461 recorded 32 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 154 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Clay County, AR.
154 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 33 | |
| 2022 | 37 | |
| 2023 | 29 | |
| 2024 | 23 | |
| 2025 | 32 |
Sep peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 72461 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 33 | 21.4% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 31 | 20.1% | |
| 3 | Fire, other | 16 | 10.4% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 13 | 8.4% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 13 | 8.4% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 72461 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Other | 18 | 22.8% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 17 | 21.5% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 10 | 12.7% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 8 | 10.1% | |
| 5 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 5 | 6.3% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 2 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 13 | 16.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat source: other | 37 | 46.8% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 20 | 25.3% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 5.1% | |
| 4 | Cigarette lighter | 4 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Arcing | 2 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 3 | 3.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 72461 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 445% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $600,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $160,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $102,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $70,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $60,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 72461.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rector | 145 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greene County | AR | 1.00 | FIPS 05055 |
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 — 154 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.