ZIP 72476 recorded 109 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 665 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Craighead County, AR. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
665 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 116 | |
| 2022 | 166 | |
| 2023 | 127 | |
| 2024 | 147 | |
| 2025 | 109 |
Sep peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 72476 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 103 | 15.5% | |
| 2 | Aircraft standby | 92 | 13.8% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 83 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 69 | 10.4% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 59 | 8.9% |
For the 9 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 72476 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 73 | 26.2% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 67 | 24.0% | |
| 3 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 26 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 24 | 8.6% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 14 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 8 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Outside area, other | 6 | 2.2% | |
| 8 | Railroad right of way: on or near | 6 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 55 | 19.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 157 | 56.3% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 36 | 12.9% | |
| 3 | Cigarette lighter | 21 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 13 | 4.7% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 10 | 3.6% | |
| 6 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 7 | 2.5% | |
| 7 | Molten, hot material | 5 | 1.8% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 1.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 26 | 9.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 72476 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 227% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $191,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $90,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $45,650 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $45,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 72476.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walnut Ridge | 657 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence County | AR | 1.00 | FIPS 05075 |
| Randolph County | AR | 1.00 | FIPS 05121 |
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 — 665 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.