ZIP 29448 recorded 40 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 183 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Dorchester County, SC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
183 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 11 | |
| 2022 | 43 | |
| 2023 | 47 | |
| 2024 | 42 | |
| 2025 | 40 |
Jun peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 29448 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 37 | 20.2% | |
| 2 | Passenger vehicle fire | 22 | 12.0% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 17 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Authorized controlled burning | 14 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 11 | 6.0% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 29448 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 50 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 13 | 13.0% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 8 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 4.0% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 3 | 3.0% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 3 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Storage room, area, tank, or bin | 2 | 2.0% | |
| 8 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 2 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 15 | 15.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 64 | 64.0% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 6.0% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 5.0% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 4 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 3 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 2.0% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 2 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 9 | 9.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 29448 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1650% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $3,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $1,500 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 29448.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harleyville | 180 |
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 — 183 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.