ZIP 29161 recorded 104 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 833 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Darlington County, SC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
833 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 180 | |
| 2022 | 227 | |
| 2023 | 155 | |
| 2024 | 167 | |
| 2025 | 104 |
Mar peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 29161 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 149 | 17.9% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 134 | 16.1% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 90 | 10.8% | |
| 4 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 82 | 9.8% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 61 | 7.3% |
For the 30 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 29161 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 122 | 22.5% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 109 | 20.1% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 70 | 12.9% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 63 | 11.6% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 33 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 22 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 21 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 11 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 91 | 16.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 328 | 60.5% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 35 | 6.5% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 24 | 4.4% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 20 | 3.7% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 14 | 2.6% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 13 | 2.4% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 13 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Fireworks | 10 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 85 | 15.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 29161 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 213% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Outside equipment fire | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $344,304 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 29161.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Timmonsville | 742 | |
| 2 | Darlington | 6 | |
| 3 | Lamar | 5 | |
| 4 | Pamplico | 3 | |
| 5 | Florence | 2 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florence County | SC | 1.00 | FIPS 45041 |
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 — 833 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.