ZIP 72542 recorded 3 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 271 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Sharp County, AR. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
271 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 62 | |
| 2022 | 83 | |
| 2023 | 63 | |
| 2024 | 60 | |
| 2025 | 3 |
Mar peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 72542 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 63 | 23.2% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 41 | 15.1% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 35 | 12.9% | |
| 4 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 21 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 20 | 7.4% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 72542 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wildland, woods | 46 | 25.6% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 43 | 23.9% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 19 | 10.6% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 8 | 4.4% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 7 | 3.9% | |
| 6 | Undetermined | 6 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 2.2% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 4 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 43 | 23.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hot ember or ash | 70 | 38.9% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 19 | 10.6% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 13 | 7.2% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 11 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Heat, spark from friction | 10 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Molten, hot material | 8 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 5 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 39 | 21.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 72542 across 2021–2025. These 5 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $15,000 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $10,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $3,000 | Grass fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $1,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 72542.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hardy | 139 | |
| 2 | Highland | 54 | |
| 3 | Ash Flat | 1 | |
| 4 | Mammoth Spring | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fulton County | AR | 0.50 | FIPS 05049 |
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 — 271 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.