ZIP 29432 recorded 35 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 282 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Bamberg County, SC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
282 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 77 | |
| 2022 | 51 | |
| 2023 | 55 | |
| 2024 | 64 | |
| 2025 | 35 |
Apr peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 29432 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 46 | 16.3% | |
| 2 | Aircraft standby | 39 | 13.8% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 32 | 11.3% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 31 | 11.0% | |
| 5 | Accident, potential accident, other | 19 | 6.7% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 29432 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 13 | 24.5% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 10 | 18.9% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 4 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Other | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Wall assembly | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 15 | 28.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 25 | 47.2% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 9 | 17.0% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 5 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Radiated heat from another fire | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 4 | 7.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 29432 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 822% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $123,800 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $120,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $45,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 29432.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Branchville | 273 | |
| 2 | Bowman | 2 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orangeburg County | SC | 1.00 | FIPS 45075 |
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 — 282 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.