ZIP 29118 recorded 76 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 403 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Orangeburg County, SC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
403 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 56 | |
| 2022 | 65 | |
| 2023 | 98 | |
| 2024 | 108 | |
| 2025 | 76 |
Jun peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 29118 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 64 | 15.9% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 55 | 13.6% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 54 | 13.4% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 47 | 11.7% | |
| 5 | Aircraft standby | 30 | 7.4% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 29118 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 29 | 17.9% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 27 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 24 | 14.8% | |
| 4 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 17 | 10.5% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 16 | 9.9% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 11 | 6.8% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 4 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 30 | 18.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 87 | 53.7% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 12 | 7.4% | |
| 3 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 11 | 6.8% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 8 | 4.9% | |
| 5 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 8 | 4.9% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 7 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 16 | 9.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 29118 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 358% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Aircraft fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $100,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $40,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $35,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $30,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 29118.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orangeburg | 398 |
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 — 403 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.