ZIP 29170 recorded 124 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 849 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lexington County, SC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
849 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 133 | |
| 2022 | 209 | |
| 2023 | 179 | |
| 2024 | 204 | |
| 2025 | 124 |
Mar peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 29170 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 135 | 15.9% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 115 | 13.5% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 68 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 53 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 44 | 5.2% |
For the 21 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 29170 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 61 | 19.4% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 38 | 12.1% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 33 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 30 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 20 | 6.3% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 20 | 6.3% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 16 | 5.1% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 7 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 90 | 28.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 171 | 54.3% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 22 | 7.0% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 18 | 5.7% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 17 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 10 | 3.2% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 8 | 2.5% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 2.2% | |
| 8 | Match | 7 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 55 | 17.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 29170 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 640% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $276,300 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $212,500 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $191,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $176,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $175,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $165,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $136,716 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 29170.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Columbia | 700 | |
| 2 | Springdale | 83 | |
| 3 | South Congaree | 46 | |
| 4 | Cayce | 6 | |
| 5 | Clover | 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 — 849 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.