ZIP 29203 recorded 427 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 2,230 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Richland County, SC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
2,230 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 450 | |
| 2022 | 411 | |
| 2023 | 405 | |
| 2024 | 537 | |
| 2025 | 427 |
Jan peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 29203 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 295 | 13.2% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 251 | 11.3% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 213 | 9.6% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 171 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 170 | 7.6% |
For the 42 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 29203 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 206 | 19.1% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 186 | 17.3% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 104 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 93 | 8.6% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 72 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 72 | 6.7% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 46 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 36 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 261 | 24.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 645 | 59.9% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 81 | 7.5% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 52 | 4.8% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 48 | 4.5% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 38 | 3.5% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 36 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 30 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 22 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 124 | 11.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 29203 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 160% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $437,600 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 5 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $144,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 29203.
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 — 2,230 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.