ZIP 29440 recorded 431 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,852 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Georgetown County, SC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,852 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 338 | |
| 2022 | 357 | |
| 2023 | 335 | |
| 2024 | 391 | |
| 2025 | 431 |
Mar peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 29440 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 242 | 13.1% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 213 | 11.5% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 202 | 10.9% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 157 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 150 | 8.1% |
For the 54 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 29440 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 318 | 33.5% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 106 | 11.2% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 85 | 9.0% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 77 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 49 | 5.2% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 47 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Other | 36 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 26 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 205 | 21.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 551 | 58.1% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 55 | 5.8% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 47 | 5.0% | |
| 4 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 43 | 4.5% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 37 | 3.9% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 31 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 23 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 21 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 141 | 14.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 29440 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 81% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,500,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $350,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $301,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 6 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 7 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 8 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 29440.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgetown | 1,833 | |
| 2 | Andrews | 6 | |
| 3 | Conway | 2 | |
| 4 | Little River | 2 | |
| 5 | Loris | 2 |
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 — 1,852 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.