ZIP 29003 recorded 48 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 443 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Bamberg County, SC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
443 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 66 | |
| 2022 | 83 | |
| 2023 | 99 | |
| 2024 | 147 | |
| 2025 | 48 |
Jan peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 29003 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 91 | 20.5% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 39 | 8.8% | |
| 3 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 35 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | Aircraft standby | 33 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 30 | 6.8% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 29003 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 28 | 26.4% | |
| 2 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 10 | 9.4% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 9 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 8 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 7 | 6.6% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 6 | 5.7% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 6 | 5.7% | |
| 8 | Outside area, other | 5 | 4.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 27 | 25.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 26 | 24.5% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 15 | 14.2% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 14 | 13.2% | |
| 4 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 7 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Match | 5 | 4.7% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 5 | 4.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 23 | 21.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 29003 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 9875% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $85,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $55,000 | Building or structure weakened or collapsed | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 29003.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bamberg | 439 | |
| 2 | Branchville | 2 |
The figures above are historical. For today's air quality, fire-weather warnings, and active fires, go to the official sources.
NFIRS reports each fire incident with a 5-digit address ZIP. We aggregate those rows directly to produce ZIP-level totals — 443 incidents in this ZIP across 2021–2025. Building-fire breakdowns (Area of Origin, Heat Source, ignition cause) only count fires investigators classified beyond the basic incident report. Because NFIRS reporting is voluntary, totals are a strong indicator rather than a complete census.