ZIP 29078 recorded 206 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,022 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Kershaw County, SC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
1,022 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 192 | |
| 2022 | 220 | |
| 2023 | 187 | |
| 2024 | 217 | |
| 2025 | 206 |
Mar peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 29078 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 147 | 14.4% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 126 | 12.3% | |
| 3 | Authorized controlled burning | 79 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 75 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 74 | 7.2% |
For the 41 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 29078 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 100 | 21.6% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 60 | 12.9% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 57 | 12.3% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 51 | 11.0% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 49 | 10.6% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 29 | 6.2% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 27 | 5.8% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 9 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 82 | 17.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 250 | 53.9% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 44 | 9.5% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 25 | 5.4% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 21 | 4.5% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 18 | 3.9% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 14 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 13 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 12 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 67 | 14.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 29078 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 109% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $321,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 6 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $173,300 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 29078.
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 — 1,022 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.