ZIP 29053 recorded 234 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,400 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lexington County, SC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
1,400 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 246 | |
| 2022 | 309 | |
| 2023 | 292 | |
| 2024 | 319 | |
| 2025 | 234 |
Mar peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 29053 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 303 | 21.6% | |
| 2 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 159 | 11.4% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 136 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 117 | 8.4% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 108 | 7.7% |
For the 27 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 29053 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 140 | 21.6% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 108 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 78 | 12.1% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 64 | 9.9% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 58 | 9.0% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 39 | 6.0% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 21 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 12 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 127 | 19.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 336 | 51.9% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 48 | 7.4% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 29 | 4.5% | |
| 4 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 27 | 4.2% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 27 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 23 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 21 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 20 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 116 | 17.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 29053 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 149% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $224,093 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $207,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $190,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 29053.
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 — 1,400 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.