ZIP 29044 recorded 95 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 520 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Richland County, SC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
520 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 124 | |
| 2022 | 126 | |
| 2023 | 71 | |
| 2024 | 104 | |
| 2025 | 95 |
Mar peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 29044 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 79 | 15.2% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 77 | 14.8% | |
| 3 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 75 | 14.4% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 51 | 9.8% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 35 | 6.7% |
For the 13 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 29044 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 112 | 30.2% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 71 | 19.1% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 57 | 15.4% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 43 | 11.6% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 17 | 4.6% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 13 | 3.5% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 8 | 2.2% | |
| 8 | Other | 7 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 43 | 11.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 223 | 60.1% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 27 | 7.3% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 17 | 4.6% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 17 | 4.6% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 16 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 11 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 8 | 2.2% | |
| 8 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 7 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 45 | 12.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 29044 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 262% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $140,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $70,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 29044.
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 — 520 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.