ZIP 29449 recorded 75 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 321 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Charleston County, SC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
321 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 24 | |
| 2022 | 13 | |
| 2023 | 102 | |
| 2024 | 107 | |
| 2025 | 75 |
Nov peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 29449 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 54 | 16.8% | |
| 2 | Passenger vehicle fire | 38 | 11.8% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 37 | 11.5% | |
| 4 | Authorized controlled burning | 30 | 9.3% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 28 | 8.7% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 29449 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 65 | 46.8% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 16 | 11.5% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 9 | 6.5% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 6 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 6 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Outside area, other | 4 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 3 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 26 | 18.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 83 | 59.7% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 11 | 7.9% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 8 | 5.8% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 7 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 2.9% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 4 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Heat from undetermined smoking material | 3 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 15 | 10.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 29449 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 616% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $230,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $200,000 | Outside storage fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $180,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $150,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 29449.
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 — 321 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.