ZIP 72703 recorded 168 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 878 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Washington County, AR. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
878 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 184 | |
| 2022 | 165 | |
| 2023 | 184 | |
| 2024 | 177 | |
| 2025 | 168 |
Jul peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 72703 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 153 | 17.4% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 90 | 10.3% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 72 | 8.2% | |
| 4 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 51 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 50 | 5.7% |
For the 19 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 72703 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 76 | 21.0% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 51 | 14.1% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 50 | 13.8% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 30 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 28 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 14 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 12 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 11 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 90 | 24.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 205 | 56.6% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 25 | 6.9% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 20 | 5.5% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 14 | 3.9% | |
| 5 | Cigarette | 12 | 3.3% | |
| 6 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 11 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 9 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 8 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 58 | 16.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 72703 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 253% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $240,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $225,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $160,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $125,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 72703.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fayetteville | 873 | |
| 2 | Johnson | 3 | |
| 3 | Farmington | 1 | |
| 4 | Springdale | 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 — 878 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.