ZIP 72904 recorded 42 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 636 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Sebastian County, AR. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
636 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 161 | |
| 2022 | 182 | |
| 2023 | 96 | |
| 2024 | 155 | |
| 2025 | 42 |
Oct peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 72904 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 183 | 28.8% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 70 | 11.0% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 66 | 10.4% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 62 | 9.7% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 52 | 8.2% |
For the 8 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 72904 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 42 | 18.7% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 29 | 12.9% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 25 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Railroad right of way: on or near | 18 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 12 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 12 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 8 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 8 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 71 | 31.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 100 | 44.4% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 31 | 13.8% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 24 | 10.7% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 10 | 4.4% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 3.6% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 8 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 2.2% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 5 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 34 | 15.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 72904 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1594% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,000,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $45,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 72904.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fort Smith | 634 | |
| 2 | Fayetteville | 2 |
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 — 636 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.