ZIP 72501 recorded 128 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,267 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Independence County, AR. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
1,267 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 258 | |
| 2022 | 308 | |
| 2023 | 269 | |
| 2024 | 304 | |
| 2025 | 128 |
Mar peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 72501 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 273 | 21.5% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 193 | 15.2% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 95 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 84 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 79 | 6.2% |
For the 17 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 72501 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 173 | 20.1% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 171 | 19.9% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 106 | 12.3% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 60 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 40 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 39 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 34 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 30 | 3.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 206 | 24.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 342 | 39.8% | |
| 2 | Cigarette lighter | 104 | 12.1% | |
| 3 | Match | 65 | 7.6% | |
| 4 | Cigarette | 53 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 42 | 4.9% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 38 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 33 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 26 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 156 | 18.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 72501 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 2700% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $800,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $350,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $60,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $60,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $60,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 72501.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Batesville | 1,230 | |
| 2 | Southside | 20 | |
| 3 | Cave City | 1 | |
| 4 | Newark | 1 |
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 — 1,267 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.