ZIP 29206 recorded 103 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 559 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Richland County, SC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
559 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 112 | |
| 2022 | 103 | |
| 2023 | 77 | |
| 2024 | 164 | |
| 2025 | 103 |
Jan peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 29206 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 76 | 13.6% | |
| 2 | Carbon monoxide incident | 72 | 12.9% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 58 | 10.4% | |
| 4 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 53 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 40 | 7.2% |
For the 13 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 29206 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 46 | 21.2% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 26 | 12.0% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 22 | 10.1% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 19 | 8.8% | |
| 5 | Other | 10 | 4.6% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 10 | 4.6% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 10 | 4.6% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 9 | 4.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 65 | 30.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 116 | 53.5% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 20 | 9.2% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 14 | 6.5% | |
| 4 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 13 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 10 | 4.6% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 9 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 8 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 21 | 9.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 29206 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 358% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $217,800 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $40,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 29206.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Columbia | 551 | |
| 2 | Forest Acres | 4 |
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 — 559 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.