ZIP 29038 recorded 63 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 444 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Orangeburg County, SC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
444 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 68 | |
| 2022 | 76 | |
| 2023 | 108 | |
| 2024 | 129 | |
| 2025 | 63 |
Sep peaks. Mar dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 29038 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Accident, potential accident, other | 98 | 22.1% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 59 | 13.3% | |
| 3 | Aircraft standby | 45 | 10.1% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 39 | 8.8% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 28 | 6.3% |
For the 14 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 29038 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 20 | 25.6% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 15 | 19.2% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 9 | 11.5% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 6 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 4 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 4 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 15 | 19.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 36 | 46.2% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 6 | 7.7% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Heat, spark from friction | 4 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Match | 4 | 5.1% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 11 | 14.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 29038 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 882% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $232,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $219,240 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $180,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $125,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $80,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $75,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $54,932 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 29038.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orangeburg | 4 |
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 — 444 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.