ZIP 72837 recorded 103 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 625 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Pope County, AR. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
625 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 114 | |
| 2022 | 135 | |
| 2023 | 94 | |
| 2024 | 179 | |
| 2025 | 103 |
Mar peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 72837 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 178 | 28.5% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 137 | 21.9% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 59 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 32 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 31 | 5.0% |
For the 22 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 72837 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 71 | 49.7% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 12 | 8.4% | |
| 3 | Vehicle area, other | 9 | 6.3% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 8 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 8 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Storage area, other | 6 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Other | 4 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 3 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 22 | 15.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 107 | 74.8% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 4.2% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 5 | 3.5% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 3.5% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 3.5% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 4 | 2.8% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 1.4% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 2 | 1.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 7 | 4.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 72837 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 409% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $280,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $270,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $214,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $190,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $160,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 72837.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dover | 618 | |
| 2 | Russellville | 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 — 625 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.