ZIP 29453 recorded 8 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 107 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Berkeley County, SC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
107 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 30 | |
| 2022 | 25 | |
| 2023 | 17 | |
| 2024 | 27 | |
| 2025 | 8 |
Feb peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 29453 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 52 | 48.6% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 18 | 16.8% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 11 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Prescribed fire | 8 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 5 | 4.7% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 29453 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wildland, woods | 15 | 25.9% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 12 | 20.7% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 8 | 13.8% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 7 | 12.1% | |
| 5 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 3 | 5.2% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 5.2% | |
| 7 | Machinery room or area; elevator machinery room | 2 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 6 | 10.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 34 | 58.6% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 10.3% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 3 | 5.2% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 5.2% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 2 | 3.4% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Lightning | 2 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 4 | 6.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 29453 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $16,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $3,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $50 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $50 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $50 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $50 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 29453.
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 — 107 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.