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ZIP profile (county fallback)

Fires in ZIP 72471

ZIP 72471 is served primarily by Jackson County, AR — including Newport. ZIP-level data is sparse — showing the Jackson County aggregate. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.

ZIP 72471 FIPS 05067 county fallback
Total incidents (2025)
68
732 across 5 years
Building fires
15
12 wildland
Wildfire risk
44
FEMA NRI · Moderate
Active fires
0
in Jackson County
02 Seasonality (county-level)

When do fires happen in Jackson County?

Mar peaks. May dips. ZIP-level seasonality is sparse — this is the county aggregate.

Jan 6
Feb 3
Mar 16
Apr 5
May 2
Jun 3
Jul 10
Aug 5
Sep 2
Oct 8
Nov 4
Dec 4
03 Top incident types

What kinds of calls lead in Jackson County?

Top 5 NFIRS incident types — county-level breakdown.

#Incident typeCountShare 
1 Building fires 15 22.1%
2 Grass fire 10 14.7%
3 Fire, other 9 13.2%
4 Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 8 11.8%
5 Carbon monoxide incident 4 5.9%
09 Cities served

Cities mapped to ZIP 72471

4 cities sit in Jackson County. Click for the per-city NFIRS profile.

#CityPopulation2025 incidentsBuilding firesGrade
1 Newport 7,984 59 14 B-
2 Tuckerman 1,654 2 0 A-
3 Swifton 1,198 1 0 A+
4 Diaz 1,103 0 0 C+
11 Current conditions

Right now in 72471

The figures above are historical. For today's air quality, fire-weather warnings, and active fires, go to the official sources.

About ZIP-level data

This ZIP doesn't have enough NFIRS coverage on its own (under 10 reported incidents across 2021–2025) to publish ZIP-level statistics, so we're showing the Jackson County aggregate above. NFIRS reporting is voluntary and many rural ZIPs roll up to broader county totals. The ZIP-to-county mapping uses SimpleMaps' uscities.zips dataset.