ZIP 29061 recorded 136 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 712 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Richland County, SC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
712 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 123 | |
| 2022 | 139 | |
| 2023 | 124 | |
| 2024 | 190 | |
| 2025 | 136 |
Mar peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 29061 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 106 | 14.9% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 88 | 12.4% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 87 | 12.2% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 67 | 9.4% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 53 | 7.4% |
For the 20 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 29061 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 111 | 24.2% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 94 | 20.5% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 72 | 15.7% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 44 | 9.6% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 29 | 6.3% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 20 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 15 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Other | 10 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 64 | 13.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 265 | 57.7% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 40 | 8.7% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 23 | 5.0% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 23 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 15 | 3.3% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 13 | 2.8% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 12 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 12 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 56 | 12.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 29061 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 158% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $181,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $120,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $80,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 29061.
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 — 712 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.