ZIP 29201 recorded 215 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,306 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Richland County, SC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
1,306 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 291 | |
| 2022 | 296 | |
| 2023 | 249 | |
| 2024 | 255 | |
| 2025 | 215 |
Apr peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 29201 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 207 | 15.8% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 140 | 10.7% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 99 | 7.6% | |
| 4 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 94 | 7.2% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 91 | 7.0% |
For the 27 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 29201 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 94 | 17.4% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 82 | 15.2% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 57 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 56 | 10.4% | |
| 5 | Other | 23 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 22 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 20 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 19 | 3.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 168 | 31.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 309 | 57.1% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 32 | 5.9% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 32 | 5.9% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 26 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 19 | 3.5% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 17 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 15 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 12 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 79 | 14.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 29201 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 178% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Outside equipment fire | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $525,100 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $354,900 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $130,000 | Self-propelled motor home or recreational vehicle | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $130,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 29201.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Columbia | 1,302 | |
| 2 | Irmo | 1 | |
| 3 | Spartanburg | 1 | |
| 4 | Temple | 1 | |
| 5 | West Columbia | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lexington County | SC | 0.50 | FIPS 45063 |
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 — 1,306 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.