ZIP 72734 recorded 70 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 348 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Benton County, AR. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
348 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 82 | |
| 2022 | 97 | |
| 2023 | 30 | |
| 2024 | 69 | |
| 2025 | 70 |
Oct peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 72734 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 104 | 29.9% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 44 | 12.6% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 31 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 29 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 29 | 8.3% |
For the 35 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 72734 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 34 | 34.7% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 12 | 12.2% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 11 | 11.2% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 7 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Storage area, other | 6 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Other | 5 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 3 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 18 | 18.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 50 | 51.0% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 9 | 9.2% | |
| 3 | Heat, spark from friction | 7 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 4.1% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Lightning | 4 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 3 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 11 | 11.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 72734 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 221% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $155,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $77,500 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 72734.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gentry | 300 | |
| 2 | Highfill | 37 | |
| 3 | Bentonville | 2 | |
| 4 | Centerton | 1 | |
| 5 | 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 — 348 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.