ZIP 72543 recorded 88 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 391 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Cleburne County, AR. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
391 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 78 | |
| 2022 | 96 | |
| 2023 | 102 | |
| 2024 | 27 | |
| 2025 | 88 |
Feb peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 72543 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 57 | 14.6% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 56 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 54 | 13.8% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 36 | 9.2% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 23 | 5.9% |
For the 12 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 72543 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 54 | 24.2% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 37 | 16.6% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 26 | 11.7% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 16 | 7.2% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 14 | 6.3% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 12 | 5.4% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 6 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 6 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 52 | 23.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 132 | 59.2% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 16 | 7.2% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 14 | 6.3% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 8 | 3.6% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 6 | 2.7% | |
| 6 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 5 | 2.2% | |
| 7 | Match | 4 | 1.8% | |
| 8 | Lightning | 4 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 34 | 15.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 72543 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 96% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $220,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $189,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $60,000 | Outside storage fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $15,000 | Fire in portable building, fixed location | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $10,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 72543.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heber Springs | 390 | |
| 2 | Pangburn | 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 — 391 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.