ZIP 29412 recorded 249 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,511 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Charleston County, SC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,511 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 285 | |
| 2022 | 424 | |
| 2023 | 297 | |
| 2024 | 256 | |
| 2025 | 249 |
Jan peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 29412 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 233 | 15.4% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 232 | 15.4% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 212 | 14.0% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 162 | 10.7% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 154 | 10.2% |
For the 31 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 29412 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 61 | 15.0% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 54 | 13.2% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 42 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 37 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 36 | 8.8% | |
| 6 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 17 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 16 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 11 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 134 | 32.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 173 | 42.4% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 44 | 10.8% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 29 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 27 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 27 | 6.6% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 22 | 5.4% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 12 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Match | 10 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 64 | 15.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 29412 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 163% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $600,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $550,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 5 | $450,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 6 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 7 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 8 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 29412.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charleston | 939 | |
| 2 | James Island | 449 | |
| 3 | Folly Beach | 6 |
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 |
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 — 1,511 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.