ZIP 29154 recorded 380 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,631 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Sumter County, SC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
1,631 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 341 | |
| 2022 | 318 | |
| 2023 | 276 | |
| 2024 | 316 | |
| 2025 | 380 |
Mar peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 29154 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 170 | 10.4% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 146 | 9.0% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 140 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | Authorized controlled burning | 130 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 122 | 7.5% |
For the 45 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 29154 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 227 | 31.5% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 189 | 26.2% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 47 | 6.5% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 41 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 32 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 28 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 17 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 14 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 126 | 17.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 497 | 68.9% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 62 | 8.6% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 25 | 3.5% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 23 | 3.2% | |
| 5 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 21 | 2.9% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 12 | 1.7% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 12 | 1.7% | |
| 8 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 9 | 1.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 60 | 8.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 29154 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 98% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $325,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 5 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 6 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 7 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 8 | $260,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 29154.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sumter | 1,625 | |
| 2 | Wedgefield | 2 | |
| 3 | Dalzell | 1 | |
| 4 | Stateburg | 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 — 1,631 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.