ZIP 72738 recorded 16 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 141 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Madison County, AR. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
141 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 24 | |
| 2022 | 25 | |
| 2023 | 32 | |
| 2024 | 44 | |
| 2025 | 16 |
Apr peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 72738 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 37 | 26.2% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 29 | 20.6% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 15 | 10.6% | |
| 4 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 11 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 10 | 7.1% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 72738 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 13 | 37.1% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 5 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Duct: hvac, cable, exhaust, heating, or AC | 2 | 5.7% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Other | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 8 | 22.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 23 | 65.7% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 2 | 5.7% | |
| 3 | Lightning | 2 | 5.7% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 3 | 8.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 72738 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 2131% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $120,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $65,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $45,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $45,000 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 72738.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntsville | 6 | |
| 2 | Rogers | 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 — 141 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.