ZIP 29142 recorded 132 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 551 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Orangeburg County, SC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
551 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 107 | |
| 2022 | 87 | |
| 2023 | 91 | |
| 2024 | 134 | |
| 2025 | 132 |
Feb peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 29142 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 119 | 21.6% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 68 | 12.3% | |
| 3 | Accident, potential accident, other | 65 | 11.8% | |
| 4 | Aircraft standby | 55 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Fire, other | 44 | 8.0% |
For the 40 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 29142 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 73 | 51.4% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 10 | 7.0% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 8 | 5.6% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 4.9% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 6 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 5 | 3.5% | |
| 7 | Storage area, other | 4 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 25 | 17.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 95 | 66.9% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 12 | 8.5% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 4.9% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 3.5% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 3.5% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 3.5% | |
| 7 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 4 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 6 | 4.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 29142 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 122% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $600,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $80,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 29142.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santee | 534 | |
| 2 | Elloree | 7 | |
| 3 | Orangeburg | 2 | |
| 4 | Holly Hill | 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 — 551 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.