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ZIP-level NFIRS data

Fires in ZIP 72921

ZIP 72921 recorded 58 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 394 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Crawford County, AR. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.

ZIP 72921 FIPS 05033 ZIP-level
Total incidents (2025)
58
394 across 5 years
Building fires
8
20 wildland
Wildfire risk
91
FEMA NRI · Very High
Active fires
0
in Crawford County
01 Five-year trend

Year over year in ZIP 72921

394 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.

YearIncidents 
2021 96
2022 106
2023 58
2024 76
2025 58
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in ZIP 72921?

Mar peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.

Jan 36
Feb 36
Mar 46
Apr 28
May 29
Jun 19
Jul 33
Aug 31
Sep 32
Oct 42
Nov 42
Dec 20
03 Top incident types

What kinds of calls lead in ZIP 72921?

Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 72921 across 2021–2025.

#Incident typeCountShare 
1 Grass fire 76 19.3%
2 Building fires 52 13.2%
3 Passenger vehicle fire 42 10.7%
4 Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 36 9.1%
5 Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire 29 7.4%
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks fires in ZIP 72921?

For the 8 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.

Unintentional
67%
155
Cause undetermined
13%
29
Intentional / arson
6%
15
Equipment / heat source failure
10%
24
Under investigation
2%
5
Act of nature (lightning)
2%
3
05 Where fires start

Where in the building fires start

NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 72921 fires across 2021–2025.

#Area of originCountShare 
1 Open area - outside; included are farmland, field 34 14.7%
2 Undetermined 33 14.3%
3 Engine area, running gear, wheel area 31 13.4%
4 Outside area, other 22 9.5%
5 Highway, parking lot, street: on or near 22 9.5%
6 Cooking area, kitchen 14 6.1%
7 Vehicle area, other 11 4.8%
8 Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace 8 3.5%
9 All other areas 56 24.2%
06 What ignited it

The leading heat sources here

NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.

#Heat sourceCountShare 
1 Undetermined 85 36.8%
2 Hot or smoldering object, other 19 8.2%
3 Hot ember or ash 18 7.8%
4 Heat source: other 13 5.6%
5 Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment 13 5.6%
6 Heat from powered equipment, other 12 5.2%
7 Flying brand, ember, spark 12 5.2%
8 Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment 11 4.8%
9 All other sources 48 20.8%
07 The biggest fires

8 fires · $3.0M in losses

Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 72921 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 590% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.

#Property lossTypeYearSeverity
1 $2,000,000 Building fires 2021 Major
2 $250,000 Building fires 2021 Major
3 $175,000 Building fires 2021 Significant
4 $150,000 Building fires 2025 Significant
5 $100,000 Road freight or transport vehicle fire 2022 Significant
6 $100,000 Building fires 2022 Significant
7 $100,000 Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 2022 Significant
8 $100,000 Building fires 2025 Significant
08 Cities in this ZIP

Most active cities in ZIP 72921

Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 72921.

#City5-yr incidents 
1 Alma 386
2 Van Buren 1
11 Current conditions

Right now in 72921

The figures above are historical. For today's air quality, fire-weather warnings, and active fires, go to the official sources.

About ZIP-level data

NFIRS reports each fire incident with a 5-digit address ZIP. We aggregate those rows directly to produce ZIP-level totals — 394 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.