ZIP 29223 recorded 305 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,625 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Richland County, SC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
1,625 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 324 | |
| 2022 | 349 | |
| 2023 | 279 | |
| 2024 | 368 | |
| 2025 | 305 |
Mar peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 29223 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 189 | 11.6% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 177 | 10.9% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 166 | 10.2% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 146 | 9.0% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 130 | 8.0% |
For the 41 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 29223 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 193 | 22.7% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 105 | 12.4% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 94 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 71 | 8.4% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 59 | 6.9% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 38 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 29 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Other | 23 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 238 | 28.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 450 | 52.9% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 63 | 7.4% | |
| 3 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 52 | 6.1% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 50 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 42 | 4.9% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 40 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 22 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 20 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 111 | 13.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 29223 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 79% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $262,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $218,500 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $167,800 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 29223.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Columbia | 1,582 |
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 — 1,625 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.