ZIP 29437 recorded 41 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 145 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Dorchester County, SC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
145 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 9 | |
| 2022 | 17 | |
| 2023 | 33 | |
| 2024 | 45 | |
| 2025 | 41 |
Apr peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 29437 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 34 | 23.4% | |
| 2 | Authorized controlled burning | 18 | 12.4% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 13 | 9.0% | |
| 4 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 12 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 10 | 6.9% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 29437 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 46 | 57.5% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 8 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 8 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 4 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Processing/manufacturing area, workroom | 2 | 2.5% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 2 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 2 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 5 | 6.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 59 | 73.8% | |
| 2 | Heat, spark from friction | 4 | 5.0% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 2.5% | |
| 5 | Match | 2 | 2.5% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 1 | 1.2% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 1.2% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 1.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 7 | 8.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 29437 across 2021–2025. These 7 fires alone account for 472% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $311,800 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $157,100 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $49,000 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $2,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $1,500 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 29437.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harleyville | 10 | |
| 2 | Ridgeville | 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 — 145 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.