ZIP 29160 recorded 89 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 540 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lexington County, SC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
540 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 101 | |
| 2022 | 127 | |
| 2023 | 91 | |
| 2024 | 132 | |
| 2025 | 89 |
Mar peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 29160 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 67 | 12.4% | |
| 2 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 66 | 12.2% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 63 | 11.7% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 49 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 39 | 7.2% |
For the 12 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 29160 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 64 | 27.9% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 31 | 13.5% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 28 | 12.2% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 18 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 15 | 6.6% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 15 | 6.6% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 8 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 7 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 43 | 18.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 136 | 59.4% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 11 | 4.8% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 10 | 4.4% | |
| 4 | Cigarette lighter | 10 | 4.4% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 9 | 3.9% | |
| 6 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 8 | 3.5% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 7 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 31 | 13.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 29160 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 338% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $900,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $147,600 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $134,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 29160.
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 — 540 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.