ZIP 72553 recorded 7 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 21 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Independence County, AR. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
21 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 5 | |
| 2024 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 7 |
Mar peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 72553 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 8 | 38.1% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 3 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 3 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2 | 9.5% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 72553 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 4 | 44.4% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 33.3% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 1 | 11.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 7 | 77.8% | |
| 2 | Cigarette lighter | 2 | 22.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 72553 across 2021–2025. These 4 fires alone account for 325% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 72553.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newark | 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 — 21 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.