ZIP 29404 recorded 3 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 15 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Charleston County, SC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
15 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 4 | |
| 2025 | 3 |
Sep peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 29404 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Passenger vehicle fire | 6 | 40.0% | |
| 2 | Aircraft standby | 3 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 2 | 13.3% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 1 | 6.7% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 29404 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 75.0% | |
| 2 | Wildland, woods | 2 | 25.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 6 | 75.0% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 1 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 12.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 29404 across 2021–2025. These 6 fires alone account for 974% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $45,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $8,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $6,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $2,900 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $1,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 29404.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Charleston | 10 | |
| 2 | Charleston | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berkeley County | SC | 0.50 | FIPS 45015 |
| Dorchester County | SC | 0.50 | FIPS 45035 |
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 — 15 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.