Arkansas Code § 5-38-303

Failure to control or report a dangerous fire
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(a) A person commits the offense of failure to control or report a dangerous fire if the person knows that a fire is unattended and is endangering the life, physical safety, or a substantial amount of property of another person, and the person: (1) Fails to act in a reasonable manner to put out or control the fire when he or she can do so without substantial risk to himself or herself; or (2) Fails to act in a reasonable manner to report the fire. (b) Failure to control or report a dangerous fire is a Class B misdemeanor. Acts 1975, No. 280, § 1904; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-1904.
(a) A person commits the offense of failure to control or report a dangerous fire if the person knows that a fire is unattended and is endangering the life, physical safety, or a substantial amount of property of another person, and the person: (1) Fails to act in a reasonable manner to put out or control the fire when he or she can do so without substantial risk to himself or herself; or (2) Fails to act in a reasonable manner to report the fire. (b) Failure to control or report a dangerous fire is a Class B misdemeanor. Acts 1975, No. 280, § 1904; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-1904.
(a) A person commits the offense of failure to control or report a dangerous fire if the person knows that a fire is unattended and is endangering the life, physical safety, or a substantial amount of property of another person, and the person: (1) Fails to act in a reasonable manner to put out or control the fire when he or she can do so without substantial risk to himself or herself; or (2) Fails to act in a reasonable manner to report the fire. (b) Failure to control or report a dangerous fire is a Class B misdemeanor. Acts 1975, No. 280, § 1904; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-1904.
(a) A person commits the offense of failure to control or report a dangerous fire if the person knows that a fire is unattended and is endangering the life, physical safety, or a substantial amount of property of another person, and the person: (1) Fails to act in a reasonable manner to put out or control the fire when he or she can do so without substantial risk to himself or herself; or (2) Fails to act in a reasonable manner to report the fire.
(1) Fails to act in a reasonable manner to put out or control the fire when he or she can do so without substantial risk to himself or herself; or
(2) Fails to act in a reasonable manner to report the fire.
(b) Failure to control or report a dangerous fire is a Class B misdemeanor.
Acts 1975, No. 280, § 1904; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-1904.

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