ZIP 29461 recorded 285 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 2,271 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Berkeley County, SC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
2,271 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 434 | |
| 2022 | 487 | |
| 2023 | 506 | |
| 2024 | 559 | |
| 2025 | 285 |
Mar peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 29461 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 771 | 33.9% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 372 | 16.4% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 185 | 8.1% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 172 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 152 | 6.7% |
For the 72 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 29461 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 128 | 14.8% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 104 | 12.1% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 102 | 11.8% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 92 | 10.7% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 75 | 8.7% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 74 | 8.6% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 25 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 22 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 240 | 27.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 363 | 42.1% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 70 | 8.1% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 59 | 6.8% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 53 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 43 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 41 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Match | 33 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 27 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 173 | 20.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 29461 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 203% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $750,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $700,000 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 5 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 6 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 7 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 8 | $287,700 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 29461.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moncks Corner | 2,108 | |
| 2 | Pimlico | 30 | |
| 3 | Summerville | 6 | |
| 4 | Ladson | 1 |
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 — 2,271 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.