ZIP 29429 recorded 56 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 191 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Charleston County, SC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
191 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 9 | |
| 2022 | 38 | |
| 2023 | 42 | |
| 2024 | 46 | |
| 2025 | 56 |
Mar peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 29429 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 27 | 14.1% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 25 | 13.1% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 18 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 17 | 8.9% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 15 | 7.9% |
For the 11 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 29429 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 30 | 34.1% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 9 | 10.2% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 8 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 7 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 5 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 5.7% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 17 | 19.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 51 | 58.0% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 5 | 5.7% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 5.7% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 4.5% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 3.4% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 3 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Match | 3 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 11 | 12.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 29429 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1980% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,900,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $40,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $34,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $30,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $25,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 29429.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Awendaw | 159 | |
| 2 | Mount Pleasant | 5 | |
| 3 | McClellanville | 3 |
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 — 191 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.