ZIP 29042 recorded 20 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 356 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Bamberg County, SC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
356 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 85 | |
| 2022 | 72 | |
| 2023 | 89 | |
| 2024 | 90 | |
| 2025 | 20 |
Apr peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 29042 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 99 | 27.8% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 38 | 10.7% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 33 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 30 | 8.4% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 24 | 6.7% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 29042 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 36 | 20.8% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 33 | 19.1% | |
| 3 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 23 | 13.3% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 17 | 9.8% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 14 | 8.1% | |
| 6 | Wall surface: exterior | 8 | 4.6% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 6 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 4 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 32 | 18.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 50 | 28.9% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 42 | 24.3% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 25 | 14.5% | |
| 4 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 22 | 12.7% | |
| 5 | Incendiary device | 6 | 3.5% | |
| 6 | Radiated heat from another fire | 6 | 3.5% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 4 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Conducted heat from another fire | 3 | 1.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 15 | 8.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 29042 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1353% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $350,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $120,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $70,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $55,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 29042.
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 — 356 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.