ZIP 29033 recorded 134 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 804 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lexington County, SC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
804 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 136 | |
| 2022 | 195 | |
| 2023 | 149 | |
| 2024 | 190 | |
| 2025 | 134 |
Mar peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 29033 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 138 | 17.2% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 94 | 11.7% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 76 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 66 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 63 | 7.8% |
For the 17 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 29033 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 45 | 17.3% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 40 | 15.4% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 34 | 13.1% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 19 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 15 | 5.8% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 13 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Outside area, other | 10 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Storage room, area, tank, or bin | 8 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 76 | 29.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 126 | 48.5% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 38 | 14.6% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 20 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 10 | 3.8% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 8 | 3.1% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 2.3% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 6 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 6 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 40 | 15.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 29033 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 482% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $175,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $120,000 | Building or structure weakened or collapsed | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 29033.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cayce | 795 | |
| 2 | West Columbia | 4 | |
| 3 | Columbia | 3 | |
| 4 | Lexington | 2 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richland County | SC | 0.50 | FIPS 45079 |
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 — 804 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.