ZIP 29128 recorded 80 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 419 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Kershaw County, SC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
419 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 84 | |
| 2022 | 96 | |
| 2023 | 83 | |
| 2024 | 76 | |
| 2025 | 80 |
Feb peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 29128 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 60 | 14.3% | |
| 2 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 53 | 12.6% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 48 | 11.5% | |
| 4 | Authorized controlled burning | 43 | 10.3% | |
| 5 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 38 | 9.1% |
For the 12 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 29128 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 78 | 32.8% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 49 | 20.6% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 36 | 15.1% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 11 | 4.6% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 11 | 4.6% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 8 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 7 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 6 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 32 | 13.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 148 | 62.2% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 33 | 13.9% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 12 | 5.0% | |
| 4 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 9 | 3.8% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 2.5% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 2.1% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 5 | 2.1% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 1.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 16 | 6.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 29128 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 114% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $90,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 29128.
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sumter County | SC | 1.00 | FIPS 45085 |
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 — 419 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.