ZIP 29205 recorded 165 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 728 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Richland County, SC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
728 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 138 | |
| 2022 | 120 | |
| 2023 | 111 | |
| 2024 | 194 | |
| 2025 | 165 |
Aug peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 29205 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 128 | 17.6% | |
| 2 | Carbon monoxide incident | 88 | 12.1% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 75 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 73 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 60 | 8.2% |
For the 20 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 29205 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 41 | 17.0% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 29 | 12.0% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 29 | 12.0% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 24 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 9 | 3.7% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 8 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 7 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 6 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 88 | 36.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 110 | 45.6% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 34 | 14.1% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 21 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 14 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 12 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 8 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 30 | 12.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 29205 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 115% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $160,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $90,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 29205.
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 — 728 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.