ZIP 29436 recorded 35 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 419 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Berkeley County, SC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
419 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 90 | |
| 2022 | 63 | |
| 2023 | 87 | |
| 2024 | 144 | |
| 2025 | 35 |
Mar peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 29436 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 143 | 34.1% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 140 | 33.4% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 33 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 27 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 13 | 3.1% |
For the 12 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 29436 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 67 | 35.8% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 42 | 22.5% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 16 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 15 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 8 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 7 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 7 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 5 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 20 | 10.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 141 | 75.4% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 9 | 4.8% | |
| 3 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 6 | 3.2% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 5 | 2.7% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 2.1% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 2.1% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 1.6% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 3 | 1.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 12 | 6.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 29436 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1377% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $100,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $65,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $45,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $38,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $30,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 29436.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Holly Hill | 1 |
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 — 419 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.