ZIP 29204 recorded 151 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 752 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Richland County, SC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
752 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 133 | |
| 2022 | 150 | |
| 2023 | 132 | |
| 2024 | 186 | |
| 2025 | 151 |
Jan peaks. Mar dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 29204 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 141 | 18.8% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 89 | 11.8% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 73 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 69 | 9.2% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 61 | 8.1% |
For the 14 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 29204 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 45 | 15.4% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 39 | 13.3% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 39 | 13.3% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 34 | 11.6% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 16 | 5.5% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 10 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 9 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 9 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 92 | 31.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 155 | 52.9% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 29 | 9.9% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 17 | 5.8% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 17 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 16 | 5.5% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 10 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 7 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 36 | 12.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 29204 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 516% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $675,900 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building or structure weakened or collapsed | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 29204.
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 — 752 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.