ZIP 72524 recorded 14 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 58 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Independence County, AR. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
58 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 10 | |
| 2022 | 14 | |
| 2023 | 8 | |
| 2024 | 12 | |
| 2025 | 14 |
Feb peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 72524 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fire, other | 15 | 25.9% | |
| 2 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 13 | 22.4% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 9 | 15.5% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 8 | 13.8% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 4 | 6.9% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 72524 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Other | 9 | 32.1% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 9 | 32.1% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 2 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 2 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 1 | 3.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 17 | 60.7% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 4 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 10.7% | |
| 4 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 6 | Candle | 1 | 3.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 72524 across 2021–2025. These 7 fires alone account for 206% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $30,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $1,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $1,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $1,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 72524.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sulphur Rock | 2 |
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 — 58 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.