ZIP 29455 recorded 198 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,284 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Charleston County, SC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,284 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 231 | |
| 2022 | 278 | |
| 2023 | 318 | |
| 2024 | 259 | |
| 2025 | 198 |
Mar peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 29455 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 216 | 16.8% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 178 | 13.9% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 163 | 12.7% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 138 | 10.7% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 71 | 5.5% |
For the 22 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 29455 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 110 | 28.7% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 36 | 9.4% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 33 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 29 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 22 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 18 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 16 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 12 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 107 | 27.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 197 | 51.4% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 29 | 7.6% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 25 | 6.5% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 23 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 13 | 3.4% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 11 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 9 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Lightning | 9 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 67 | 17.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 29455 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 215% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $616,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $616,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $550,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 6 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 7 | $356,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 8 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 29455.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charleston | 292 | |
| 2 | Kiawah Island | 114 | |
| 3 | Seabrook Island | 37 | |
| 4 | Goose Creek | 3 | |
| 5 | Summerville | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berkeley County | SC | 0.50 | FIPS 45015 |
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 — 1,284 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.