ZIP 29209 recorded 284 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,393 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Richland County, SC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
1,393 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 283 | |
| 2022 | 304 | |
| 2023 | 235 | |
| 2024 | 287 | |
| 2025 | 284 |
Mar peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 29209 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 180 | 12.9% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 140 | 10.1% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 129 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 121 | 8.7% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 110 | 7.9% |
For the 41 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 29209 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 115 | 16.0% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 77 | 10.7% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 75 | 10.4% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 66 | 9.2% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 65 | 9.1% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 41 | 5.7% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 34 | 4.7% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 30 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 215 | 29.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 366 | 51.0% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 49 | 6.8% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 35 | 4.9% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 34 | 4.7% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 28 | 3.9% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 27 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 27 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 18 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 134 | 18.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 29209 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 138% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $291,700 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 5 | $218,700 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 29209.
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 — 1,393 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.