ZIP 72946 recorded 11 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 117 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Crawford County, AR. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
117 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 49 | |
| 2022 | 36 | |
| 2023 | 7 | |
| 2024 | 14 | |
| 2025 | 11 |
Apr peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 72946 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 31 | 26.5% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 18 | 15.4% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 15 | 12.8% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 8 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 6 | 5.1% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 72946 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 7 | 18.9% | |
| 2 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 6 | 16.2% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 6 | 16.2% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 13.5% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 3 | 8.1% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 5.4% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 1 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 6 | 16.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 15 | 40.5% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 7 | 18.9% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 13.5% | |
| 4 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 5 | 13.5% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 2.7% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 2.7% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Match | 1 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 1 | 2.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 72946 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 17550% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $15,000 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $14,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $12,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 72946.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mountainburg | 108 | |
| 2 | Van Buren | 2 | |
| 3 | Dyer | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin County | AR | 1.00 | FIPS 05047 |
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 — 117 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.