ZIP 29070 recorded 134 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 962 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lexington County, SC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
962 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 154 | |
| 2022 | 214 | |
| 2023 | 207 | |
| 2024 | 253 | |
| 2025 | 134 |
Mar peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 29070 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 104 | 10.8% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 99 | 10.3% | |
| 3 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 98 | 10.2% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 91 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 89 | 9.3% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 29070 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 61 | 17.8% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 55 | 16.0% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 46 | 13.4% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 35 | 10.2% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 34 | 9.9% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 18 | 5.2% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 15 | 4.4% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 9 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 70 | 20.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 175 | 51.0% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 22 | 6.4% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 21 | 6.1% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 20 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 11 | 3.2% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 10 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 10 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 9 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 65 | 19.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 29070 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 127% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,999,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $88,717 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $87,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $75,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 29070.
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saluda County | SC | 0.50 | FIPS 45081 |
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 — 962 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.