ZIP 29172 recorded 80 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 496 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lexington County, SC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
496 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 63 | |
| 2022 | 116 | |
| 2023 | 94 | |
| 2024 | 143 | |
| 2025 | 80 |
Mar peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 29172 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 66 | 13.3% | |
| 2 | Passenger vehicle fire | 45 | 9.1% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 41 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 37 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 34 | 6.9% |
For the 9 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 29172 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 50 | 23.0% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 36 | 16.6% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 21 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 19 | 8.8% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 16 | 7.4% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 12 | 5.5% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 9 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Other | 6 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 48 | 22.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 130 | 59.9% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 15 | 6.9% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 14 | 6.5% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 10 | 4.6% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 9 | 4.1% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 2.8% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 4 | 1.8% | |
| 8 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 4 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 25 | 11.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 29172 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 266% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $85,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $75,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $60,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 29172.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Columbia | 369 | |
| 2 | South Congaree | 45 | |
| 3 | Cayce | 20 | |
| 4 | Gaston | 4 | |
| 5 | Lexington | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richland County | SC | 0.50 | FIPS 45079 |
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 — 496 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.