ZIP 72534 recorded 17 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 96 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Independence County, AR. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
96 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 24 | |
| 2022 | 18 | |
| 2023 | 19 | |
| 2024 | 18 | |
| 2025 | 17 |
Mar peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 72534 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 35 | 36.5% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 19 | 19.8% | |
| 3 | Fire, other | 5 | 5.2% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 5 | 5.2% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 4 | 4.2% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 72534 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 44 | 59.5% | |
| 2 | Vehicle area, other | 8 | 10.8% | |
| 3 | Structural area, other | 5 | 6.8% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Vacant structural area | 3 | 4.1% | |
| 6 | Other | 2 | 2.7% | |
| 7 | Undetermined | 2 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 1.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 4 | 5.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 45 | 60.8% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 9.5% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 4 | 5.4% | |
| 4 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 4 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 4 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 2.7% | |
| 7 | Match | 2 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 2 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 4 | 5.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 72534 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 10922% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $450,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $225,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $120,000 | Fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $65,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $55,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 72534.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Batesville | 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 — 96 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.