ZIP 29414 recorded 211 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,245 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Charleston County, SC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,245 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 233 | |
| 2022 | 269 | |
| 2023 | 261 | |
| 2024 | 271 | |
| 2025 | 211 |
Jan peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 29414 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 168 | 13.5% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 165 | 13.3% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 135 | 10.8% | |
| 4 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 117 | 9.4% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 89 | 7.1% |
For the 21 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 29414 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 86 | 22.2% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 49 | 12.6% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 30 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 29 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 28 | 7.2% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 26 | 6.7% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 10 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 10 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 120 | 30.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 180 | 46.4% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 38 | 9.8% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 23 | 5.9% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 22 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 21 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 18 | 4.6% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 14 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 13 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 59 | 15.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 29414 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 289% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $600,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $350,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Major |
| 5 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 6 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 7 | $300,000 | Garbage dump or sanitary landfill fire | 2025 | Major |
| 8 | $250,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 29414.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charleston | 1,008 | |
| 2 | Awendaw | 1 | |
| 3 | North Charleston | 1 | |
| 4 | Summerville | 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 |
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 — 1,245 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.