ZIP 72843 recorded 51 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 162 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Pope County, AR. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
162 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 18 | |
| 2022 | 19 | |
| 2023 | 7 | |
| 2024 | 67 | |
| 2025 | 51 |
Mar peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 72843 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 34 | 21.0% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 31 | 19.1% | |
| 3 | Hazardous condition, other | 14 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 13 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 13 | 8.0% |
For the 12 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 72843 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 10 | 32.3% | |
| 2 | Other | 4 | 12.9% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 4 | 12.9% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 2 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Function area, other | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 6 | 19.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 18 | 58.1% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 4 | 12.9% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 3.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 72843 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 785% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $90,000 | Fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $80,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $75,000 | Fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $70,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $70,000 | Fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 72843.
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 — 162 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.