ZIP 72521 recorded 88 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 314 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Sharp County, AR. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
314 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 49 | |
| 2022 | 68 | |
| 2023 | 58 | |
| 2024 | 51 | |
| 2025 | 88 |
Mar peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 72521 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 118 | 37.6% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 48 | 15.3% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 23 | 7.3% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 23 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 18 | 5.7% |
For the 8 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 72521 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 109 | 41.1% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 28 | 10.6% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 28 | 10.6% | |
| 4 | Other | 19 | 7.2% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 17 | 6.4% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 15 | 5.7% | |
| 7 | Structural area, other | 13 | 4.9% | |
| 8 | Function area, other | 5 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 31 | 11.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 140 | 52.8% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 26 | 9.8% | |
| 3 | Cigarette lighter | 20 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 12 | 4.5% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 10 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 9 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 9 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 33 | 12.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 72521 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 172% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Fire, other | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $750,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 72521.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cave City | 298 | |
| 2 | Newport | 1 | |
| 3 | Sulphur Rock | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Independence County | AR | 0.50 | FIPS 05063 |
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 — 314 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.