ZIP 72638 recorded 45 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 521 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Carroll County, AR. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
521 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 121 | |
| 2022 | 127 | |
| 2023 | 113 | |
| 2024 | 115 | |
| 2025 | 45 |
Oct peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 72638 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 182 | 34.9% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 66 | 12.7% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 47 | 9.0% | |
| 4 | Aircraft standby | 42 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 40 | 7.7% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 72638 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 53 | 42.7% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 12 | 9.7% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 11 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 7 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 6 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Wall surface: exterior | 5 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Outside area, other | 4 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 3 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 23 | 18.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 86 | 69.4% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 9 | 7.3% | |
| 3 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 8 | 6.5% | |
| 4 | Heat, spark from friction | 5 | 4.0% | |
| 5 | Match | 5 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 2 | 1.6% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 1.6% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 1.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 5 | 4.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 72638 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 3545% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $211,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $133,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $90,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $85,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $80,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $69,550 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 72638.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Green Forest | 494 | |
| 2 | Berryville | 2 | |
| 3 | Eureka Springs | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newton County | AR | 1.00 | FIPS 05101 |
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 — 521 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.