ZIP 72959 recorded 54 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 221 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Crawford County, AR. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
221 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 47 | |
| 2022 | 46 | |
| 2023 | 21 | |
| 2024 | 53 | |
| 2025 | 54 |
Mar peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 72959 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 42 | 19.0% | |
| 2 | Passenger vehicle fire | 36 | 16.3% | |
| 3 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 35 | 15.8% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 30 | 13.6% | |
| 5 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 13 | 5.9% |
For the 14 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 72959 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 29 | 43.9% | |
| 2 | Wildland, woods | 8 | 12.1% | |
| 3 | Other | 7 | 10.6% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 7 | 10.6% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 3 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 5 | 7.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 51 | 77.3% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 5 | 7.6% | |
| 3 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 5 | 7.6% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 3.0% | |
| 5 | Match | 1 | 1.5% | |
| 6 | Lightning | 1 | 1.5% | |
| 7 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 1 | 1.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 72959 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 259% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $242,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $25,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $25,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $5,500 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 72959.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mountainburg | 1 | |
| 2 | Prairie Grove | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington County | AR | 1.00 | FIPS 05143 |
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 — 221 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.