ZIP 29406 recorded 448 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 2,131 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Charleston County, SC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
2,131 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 413 | |
| 2022 | 471 | |
| 2023 | 322 | |
| 2024 | 477 | |
| 2025 | 448 |
Dec peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 29406 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 524 | 24.6% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 232 | 10.9% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 229 | 10.7% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 135 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 131 | 6.1% |
For the 35 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 29406 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 157 | 21.6% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 136 | 18.7% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 66 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 61 | 8.4% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 32 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 30 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 27 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 22 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 197 | 27.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 397 | 54.5% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 58 | 8.0% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 53 | 7.3% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 31 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 28 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 21 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 17 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 15 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 108 | 14.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 29406 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 225% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,500,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 5 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 6 | $341,100 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 7 | $311,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 8 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 29406.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Charleston | 2,099 | |
| 2 | Charleston | 3 | |
| 3 | Goose Creek | 2 | |
| 4 | Hanahan | 2 |
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 — 2,131 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.