ZIP 29163 recorded 45 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 259 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Orangeburg County, SC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
259 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 63 | |
| 2022 | 51 | |
| 2023 | 32 | |
| 2024 | 68 | |
| 2025 | 45 |
Feb peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 29163 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 44 | 17.0% | |
| 2 | Aircraft standby | 44 | 17.0% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 21 | 8.1% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 20 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 19 | 7.3% |
For the 13 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 29163 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 33 | 52.4% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 9 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 6.3% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Other | 1 | 1.6% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 1.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 6 | 9.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 48 | 76.2% | |
| 2 | Match | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 2 | 3.2% | |
| 4 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 2 | 3.2% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 1.6% | |
| 6 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 1.6% | |
| 7 | Fireworks | 1 | 1.6% | |
| 8 | Incendiary device | 1 | 1.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 4 | 6.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 29163 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 110% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $50,000 | Fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $15,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $15,000 | Fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $1,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $1,000 | Fire in portable building, fixed location | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $500 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 29163.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Holly Hill | 27 | |
| 2 | Santee | 3 | |
| 3 | Columbia | 1 | |
| 4 | Orangeburg | 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 — 259 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.