Fire departments currently registered with the National Fire Department Registry.
NFIRS data (2022)
All fire casualties in Arkansas
Deaths
Injuries
In 2022, the national average for all fire casualties was 2.1 deaths and 6.4 injuries per 1,000 fires.
Residential structure fire casualties in Arkansas
Deaths
Injuries
In 2022, the national average for residential structure fire casualties was 6.1 deaths and 19.8 injuries per 1,000 fires.
Fires casualties by general incident type
Incident type | % of deaths | National average | % of injuries | National average | Firefighter % of injuries | National average |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Structures* | 70.4 | 74.0 | 86.1 | 83.1 | 80.4 | 79.2 |
Structures/Residential | 70.4 | 70.0 | 75.9 | 74.6 | 69.6 | 58.8 |
Vehicles | 25.9 | 21.6 | 8.9 | 8.3 | 5.4 | 7.0 |
Outside | 0.0 | 3.1 | 5.1 | 5.7 | 12.5 | 12.5 |
* Structures include residential and nonresidential buildings.
Incident types
Arkansas
EMS | 62.4% |
---|---|
Service calls | 8% |
Good intent | 9.5% |
False alarms | 7.3% |
Fires | 9.4% |
Hazards | 2.6% |
Weather | 0.3% |
Other | 0.3% |
Explosions | 0.1% |
Table may not total 100 percent due to rounding.
National average
EMS | 65.1% |
---|---|
Good intent | 11.3% |
False alarms | 7.9% |
Service calls | 7.7% |
Fires | 4% |
Hazards | 3% |
Other | 0.8% |
Weather | 0.1% |
Explosions | 0.1% |
Table may not total 100% due to rounding.
Fire departments (2025)
Source: National Fire Department Registry
Fire department types
Percentage of fire departments registered with the registry by department type.
Arkansas and national average | Volunteer | Mostly volunteer | Mostly career | Career |
---|---|---|---|---|
Arkansas | % | % | % | % |
National average | % | % | % | % |
Fire department specialized services
Percentage of fire departments registered with the registry that provided specialized services.
% | Advanced Life Support |
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% | Airport/Aviation |
% | Basic Life Support |
% | Departmental (in-house) training academy |
% | Emergency medical services (EMS) ambulance transport |
% | EMS nontransport response |
% | Fireboat |
% | Fire/Injury prevention/Public education |
% | Fire inspection/Code enforcement |
% | Fire investigation/Fire cause determination |
% | Hazardous materials team |
% | Juvenile firesetter intervention program |
% | Technical/Specialized rescue |
% | Vehicle extrication |
% | Wildfire/Wildland Urban Interface |