ZIP 29040 recorded 116 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 483 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Sumter County, SC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
483 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 89 | |
| 2022 | 92 | |
| 2023 | 84 | |
| 2024 | 102 | |
| 2025 | 116 |
Mar peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 29040 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Authorized controlled burning | 59 | 12.2% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 58 | 12.0% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 53 | 11.0% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 41 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 40 | 8.3% |
For the 11 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 29040 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 90 | 42.1% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 55 | 25.7% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 12 | 5.6% | |
| 4 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 8 | 3.7% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 3.3% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 6 | 2.8% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 6 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 25 | 11.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 141 | 65.9% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 18 | 8.4% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 16 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 6 | 2.8% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 5 | 2.3% | |
| 6 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 5 | 2.3% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 1.4% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 3 | 1.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 17 | 7.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 29040 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 78% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $380,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $380,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $240,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $200,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $155,160 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $150,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 29040.
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 — 483 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.