ZIP 72704 recorded 209 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 982 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Washington County, AR. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
982 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 197 | |
| 2022 | 203 | |
| 2023 | 178 | |
| 2024 | 195 | |
| 2025 | 209 |
Dec peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 72704 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 175 | 17.8% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 114 | 11.6% | |
| 3 | Authorized controlled burning | 88 | 9.0% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 76 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 54 | 5.5% |
For the 20 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 72704 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 103 | 29.1% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 52 | 14.7% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 31 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 25 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 23 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 13 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 10 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 10 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 87 | 24.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 216 | 61.0% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 21 | 5.9% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 17 | 4.8% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 13 | 3.7% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 12 | 3.4% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 12 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 9 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 8 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 46 | 13.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 72704 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 513% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $600,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 6 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 7 | $265,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 8 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 72704.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fayetteville | 952 | |
| 2 | Johnson | 6 | |
| 3 | Springdale | 3 | |
| 4 | Farmington | 1 | |
| 5 | Lincoln | 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 — 982 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.