In 2025, fire departments serving Anderson County responded to 1,884 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $500K property loss. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
Grass fire lead by count. Top five categories make up about 61% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Aug dips.
15,866 incidents from 2021 through 2025.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2,900 | |
| 2022 | 3,386 | |
| 2023 | 3,512 | |
| 2024 | 4,184 | |
| 2025 | 1,884 |
For the 372 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.
Largest single-incident property losses in Anderson County during 2025. These 10 fires alone account for 62% of the county's total.
| # | Property loss | City | Type | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Anderson | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | ANDERSON | Building fires | Significant |
| 3 | $200,000 | PIEDMONT | Building fires | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Anderson | Building fires | Significant |
| 5 | $130,000 | BELTON | Building fires | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | BELTON | Building fires | Significant |
| 7 | $85,000 | HONEA PATH | Fire, other | Significant |
| 8 | $75,000 | PIEDMONT | Building fires | Significant |
| 9 | $70,000 | PELZER | Building fires | Significant |
| 10 | $61,650 | PELZER | Building fires | Significant |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.
12 cities mapped to FIPS 45007.
| City | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| Anderson | 29,345 | View › |
| Powdersville | 10,678 | View › |
| Homeland Park | 7,451 | View › |
| Centerville | 7,217 | View › |
| Piedmont | 5,510 | View › |
| Belton | 4,357 | View › |
| Williamston | 4,072 | View › |
| Northlake | 3,989 | View › |
| Honea Path | 3,662 | View › |
| Pendleton | 3,498 | View › |
| Pelzer | 1,480 | View › |
| West Pelzer | 1,155 | View › |
2 departments report from this county.
Top 10 fire perimeters by acres burned (state-scoped fallback while we build out per-county polygons).
| # | Name | Year | Agency | Acres |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turn Table | 2017 | USFS | 1,694 |
| 2 | SCWAR-FY19-RX-Sandy Island 2019 | 2019 | PRI | 1,655 |
| 3 | Memorial | 2019 | USFS | 1,635 |
| 4 | Cumbee | 2018 | USFS | 1,629 |
| 5 | Bullhead | 2017 | USFS | 1,115 |
| 6 | SCCRR-FY19-RX-0803 | 2019 | FWS | 1,038 |
| 7 | Mill Mountain | 2023 | USFS | 935 |
| 8 | Keepers Branch | 2018 | USFS | 766 |
| 9 | SCCRR-FY19-RX-0704 | 2019 | FWS | 730 |
| 10 | Calestown | 2018 | USFS | 616 |
County-level NFIRS aggregates for 2025, plus 5-year totals across 2021–2025. NFIRS is voluntary — about 23,000 of roughly 30,000 US fire departments report — so totals are a strong indicator, not a complete census. Wildfire risk score (0–100) and Expected Annual Loss come from FEMA's National Risk Index. Drought class is the most recent USDM classification (D0 = abnormally dry through D4 = exceptional drought). Historical fire perimeters are sourced from the NIFC InterAgency Fire Perimeter History.