In 2025, fire departments serving Berkeley County responded to 1,285 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $800K property loss. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
Building fires lead by count. Top five categories make up about 60% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Nov dips.
8,521 incidents from 2021 through 2025.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1,707 | |
| 2022 | 1,795 | |
| 2023 | 1,737 | |
| 2024 | 1,997 | |
| 2025 | 1,285 |
For the 277 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.
Largest single-incident property losses in Berkeley County during 2025. These 10 fires alone account for 38% of the county's total.
| # | Property loss | City | Type | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $800,000 | BERKELEY | Building fires | Major |
| 2 | $324,800 | Goose Creek | Building fires | Major |
| 3 | $300,000 | MONCKS CORNER | Building fires | Major |
| 4 | $289,600 | BONNEAU | Building fires | Major |
| 5 | $250,000 | BONNEAU | Building fires | Major |
| 6 | $250,000 | Ladson | Building fires | Major |
| 7 | $250,000 | PINEVILLE | Building fires | Major |
| 8 | $250,000 | HANAHAN | Building fires | Major |
| 9 | $250,000 | HANAHAN | Building fires | Major |
| 10 | $240,000 | MONCKS CORNER | Building fires | Significant |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.
12 cities mapped to FIPS 45015.
| City | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| Goose Creek | 45,858 | View › |
| Hanahan | 20,731 | View › |
| Ladson | 15,298 | View › |
| Moncks Corner | 13,456 | View › |
| Sangaree | 8,680 | View › |
| Pimlico | 2,232 | View › |
| Bonneau Beach | 1,500 | View › |
| St. Stephen | 1,386 | View › |
| Pinopolis | 933 | View › |
| Bonneau | 582 | View › |
| Russellville | 280 | View › |
| Jamestown | 78 | View › |
27 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.