ZIP 72903 recorded 48 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 640 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Sebastian County, AR. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
640 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 184 | |
| 2022 | 166 | |
| 2023 | 88 | |
| 2024 | 154 | |
| 2025 | 48 |
Jan peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 72903 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 119 | 18.6% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 81 | 12.7% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 67 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 66 | 10.3% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 54 | 8.4% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 72903 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 35 | 15.4% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 31 | 13.6% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 23 | 10.1% | |
| 4 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 18 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 14 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 13 | 5.7% | |
| 7 | Undetermined | 10 | 4.4% | |
| 8 | Wall surface: exterior | 9 | 3.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 75 | 32.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 80 | 35.1% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 39 | 17.1% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 25 | 11.0% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 11 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 10 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 9 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Fireworks | 7 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 41 | 18.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 72903 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 345% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $115,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $80,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $70,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $70,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 72903.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fort Smith | 640 |
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 — 640 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.