ZIP 72908 recorded 35 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 384 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Sebastian County, AR. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
384 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 96 | |
| 2022 | 82 | |
| 2023 | 43 | |
| 2024 | 128 | |
| 2025 | 35 |
Sep peaks. Mar dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 72908 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 83 | 21.6% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 46 | 12.0% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 43 | 11.2% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 27 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 26 | 6.8% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 72908 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 23 | 18.5% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 16 | 12.9% | |
| 3 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 14 | 11.3% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 13 | 10.5% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 12 | 9.7% | |
| 6 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 5 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 4 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 4 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 33 | 26.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 53 | 42.7% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 17 | 13.7% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 12 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Fireworks | 5 | 4.0% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 4 | 3.2% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 4 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Lightning | 4 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 21 | 16.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 72908 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 3103% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $100,000 | Rail vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $70,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $45,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $35,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 72908.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fort Smith | 384 |
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 — 384 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.