ZIP 29458 recorded 60 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 238 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Charleston County, SC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
238 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 18 | |
| 2022 | 42 | |
| 2023 | 54 | |
| 2024 | 64 | |
| 2025 | 60 |
Apr peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 29458 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Authorized controlled burning | 41 | 17.2% | |
| 2 | Prescribed fire | 37 | 15.5% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 22 | 9.2% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 21 | 8.8% | |
| 5 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 20 | 8.4% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 29458 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 37 | 44.6% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 8 | 9.6% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 6 | 7.2% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 6 | 7.2% | |
| 5 | Other | 3 | 3.6% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 3 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Outside area, other | 3 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 14 | 16.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 47 | 56.6% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 12 | 14.5% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 3.6% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 2.4% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 2.4% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 2.4% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 2 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 11 | 13.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 29458 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 2020% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $100,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $85,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $40,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $12,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 29458.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McClellanville | 139 | |
| 2 | Awendaw | 38 |
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 — 238 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.