In 2025, fire departments serving Manning responded to 231 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $200K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Forest, woods or wildland fire lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 52% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Dec dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
1,208 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2021. $4.9M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 284 | — | |
| 2022 | 279 | -1.8% | |
| 2023 | 193 | -30.8% | |
| 2024 | 221 | +14.5% | |
| 2025 | 231 | +4.5% |
For the 20 building fires Manning departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 758 building fires investigators classified across 2021–2025. The room or location where ignition occurred — kitchens, bedrooms, exterior, vehicle areas — tells you where to focus prevention.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 409 | 54.0% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 60 | 7.9% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 54 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 44 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 37 | 4.9% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 20 | 2.6% | |
| 7 | Other | 14 | 1.8% | |
| 8 | Wall surface: exterior | 14 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | Exterior, exposed surface | 11 | 1.5% | |
| 10 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 9 | 1.2% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 86 | 11.3% |
NFIRS Heat Source (HEAT_SOURC) — the physical thing that started it. Spark or ember from operating equipment, an open flame, smoking materials, or hot embers from a fireplace are the leading culprits nationwide. Here's the Manning mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 555 | 73.2% | |
| 2 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 37 | 4.9% | |
| 3 | Cigarette lighter | 21 | 2.8% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 19 | 2.5% | |
| 5 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 17 | 2.2% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 16 | 2.1% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 16 | 2.1% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 13 | 1.7% | |
| 9 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 1.1% | |
| 10 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 7 | 0.9% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 49 | 6.5% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Manning departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 68% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $150,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $80,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $60,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $60,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $45,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $40,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Manning sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 26,265 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3,684 | 15.7 mi | |
| 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,484 | 41.8 mi | |
| 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 1,922 | 31.2 mi | |
| 2003 | Debris and open burning | 1,834 | 42.6 mi | |
| 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | 1,695 | 33.3 mi | |
| 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | 1,600 | 25.2 mi | |
| 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1,247 | 43.6 mi | |
| 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 1,200 | 9.4 mi | |
| 2017 | Recreation and ceremony | 1,115 | 39.8 mi | |
| 2007 | Debris and open burning | 985 | 37.8 mi | |
| 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 862 | 20.4 mi | |
| 2002 | Debris and open burning | 856 | 49.6 mi |
Top 3 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.
Six South Carolina cities with population within ±25% of Manning. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
A 30-minute weekend can cut your home's exposure substantially. These four checklists are a good starting point.
Numbers reflect incidents reported by participating fire departments to the National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) Public Data Release for calendar year 2025. NFIRS is voluntary — about 23,000 of roughly 30,000 US fire departments report — so totals are a strong indicator, not a complete census. Per-capita comparisons use 2023 ACS population estimates. Wildland fire data complements NFIRS with NIFC and USFS perimeters. Active-fire counts come from a dated NIFC snapshot, not a live feed.