ZIP 72901 recorded 168 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,736 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Sebastian County, AR. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,736 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 415 | |
| 2022 | 473 | |
| 2023 | 265 | |
| 2024 | 415 | |
| 2025 | 168 |
Oct peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 72901 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 447 | 25.7% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 220 | 12.7% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 163 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 156 | 9.0% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 119 | 6.9% |
For the 17 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 72901 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 81 | 12.8% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 73 | 11.5% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 62 | 9.8% | |
| 4 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 45 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 35 | 5.5% | |
| 6 | Undetermined | 34 | 5.4% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 29 | 4.6% | |
| 8 | Railroad right of way: on or near | 28 | 4.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 246 | 38.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 325 | 51.3% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 68 | 10.7% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 65 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 22 | 3.5% | |
| 5 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 20 | 3.2% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 19 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 14 | 2.2% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 13 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 87 | 13.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 72901 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 248% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $600,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $231,562 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $150,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $135,000 | Rail vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $128,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $106,300 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 72901.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fort Smith | 1,736 |
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 — 1,736 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.