ZIP 72774 recorded 73 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 312 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Washington County, AR. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
312 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 55 | |
| 2022 | 55 | |
| 2023 | 63 | |
| 2024 | 66 | |
| 2025 | 73 |
Mar peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 72774 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 46 | 14.7% | |
| 2 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 40 | 12.8% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 40 | 12.8% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 37 | 11.9% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 26 | 8.3% |
For the 11 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 72774 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 71 | 38.8% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 55 | 30.1% | |
| 3 | Other | 12 | 6.6% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 11 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 8 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 6 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 5 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Structural area, other | 4 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 11 | 6.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 144 | 78.7% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 10 | 5.5% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 3.8% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 6 | 3.3% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 2.2% | |
| 6 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 4 | 2.2% | |
| 7 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 2 | 1.1% | |
| 8 | Multiple heat sources including multiple ignitions | 2 | 1.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 4 | 2.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 72774 across 2021–2025. These 4 fires alone account for 119% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $25,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $1,500 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 72774.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Fork | 288 | |
| 2 | Prairie Grove | 6 | |
| 3 | Fayetteville | 3 |
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 — 312 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.