ZIP 72740 recorded 27 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 242 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Carroll County, AR. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
242 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 53 | |
| 2022 | 57 | |
| 2023 | 56 | |
| 2024 | 49 | |
| 2025 | 27 |
Mar peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 72740 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 52 | 21.5% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 39 | 16.1% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 28 | 11.6% | |
| 4 | Fire, other | 18 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 12 | 5.0% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 72740 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 28 | 37.3% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 12 | 16.0% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 6 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Other | 2 | 2.7% | |
| 7 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 2 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 2 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 15 | 20.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 48 | 64.0% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 7 | 9.3% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 5.3% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 4.0% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 2.7% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 2.7% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 2 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 1 | 1.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 6 | 8.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 72740 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 418% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $220,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 72740.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntsville | 235 | |
| 2 | Berryville | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madison County | AR | 1.00 | FIPS 05087 |
| 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 — 242 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.