ZIP 29123 recorded 69 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 517 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lexington County, SC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
517 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 113 | |
| 2022 | 122 | |
| 2023 | 89 | |
| 2024 | 124 | |
| 2025 | 69 |
Mar peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 29123 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 77 | 14.9% | |
| 2 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 68 | 13.2% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 60 | 11.6% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 41 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 40 | 7.7% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 29123 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 74 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 55 | 18.6% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 47 | 15.9% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 31 | 10.5% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 30 | 10.1% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 9 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 6 | 2.0% | |
| 8 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 6 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 38 | 12.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 164 | 55.4% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 22 | 7.4% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 14 | 4.7% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 13 | 4.4% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 12 | 4.1% | |
| 6 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 10 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Match | 7 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 7 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 47 | 15.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 29123 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 869% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $130,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $125,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $67,199 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $60,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $58,135 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 29123.
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 — 517 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.