ZIP 29036 recorded 115 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 758 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lexington County, SC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
758 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 135 | |
| 2022 | 178 | |
| 2023 | 124 | |
| 2024 | 206 | |
| 2025 | 115 |
Mar peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 29036 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 105 | 13.9% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 93 | 12.3% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 93 | 12.3% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 66 | 8.7% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 50 | 6.6% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 29036 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 41 | 18.6% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 30 | 13.6% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 23 | 10.4% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 22 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 16 | 7.2% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 13 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 8 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 7 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 61 | 27.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 108 | 48.9% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 18 | 8.1% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 13 | 5.9% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 10 | 4.5% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 9 | 4.1% | |
| 6 | Match | 8 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 7 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 43 | 19.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 29036 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 3140% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $700,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $347,500 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $340,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 5 | $265,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 6 | $235,398 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $175,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 29036.
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richland County | SC | 1.00 | 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 — 758 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.