ZIP 72956 recorded 156 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,007 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Crawford County, AR. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,007 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 220 | |
| 2022 | 272 | |
| 2023 | 184 | |
| 2024 | 175 | |
| 2025 | 156 |
Oct peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 72956 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 131 | 13.0% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 111 | 11.0% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 85 | 8.4% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 70 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 63 | 6.3% |
For the 15 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 72956 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 114 | 20.9% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 77 | 14.1% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 73 | 13.4% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 42 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 34 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 29 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 22 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 12 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 142 | 26.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 263 | 48.3% | |
| 2 | Match | 43 | 7.9% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 39 | 7.2% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 25 | 4.6% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 23 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 22 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 18 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 15 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 97 | 17.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 72956 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 175% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Grass fire | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $350,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $225,000 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $160,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $160,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $160,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $150,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 72956.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Van Buren | 953 |
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 — 1,007 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.