ZIP 29138 recorded 136 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 728 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Saluda County, SC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
728 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 108 | |
| 2022 | 185 | |
| 2023 | 144 | |
| 2024 | 155 | |
| 2025 | 136 |
Mar peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 29138 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 145 | 19.9% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 130 | 17.9% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 66 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Accident, potential accident, other | 66 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 59 | 8.1% |
For the 16 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 29138 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 69 | 32.2% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 24 | 11.2% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 22 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 22 | 10.3% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 13 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 9 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 7 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 7 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 41 | 19.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 131 | 61.2% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 13 | 6.1% | |
| 3 | Match | 11 | 5.1% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 3.7% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 8 | 3.7% | |
| 6 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 7 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 5 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 25 | 11.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 29138 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 194% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $125,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 29138.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saluda | 707 | |
| 2 | Greenwood | 1 | |
| 3 | Ninety Six | 1 |
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 — 728 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.