ZIP 29464 recorded 321 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,400 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Charleston County, SC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,400 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 149 | |
| 2022 | 290 | |
| 2023 | 326 | |
| 2024 | 314 | |
| 2025 | 321 |
Dec peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 29464 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 213 | 15.2% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 195 | 13.9% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 140 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 112 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 103 | 7.4% |
For the 34 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 29464 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 112 | 27.1% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 57 | 13.8% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 55 | 13.3% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 18 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 17 | 4.1% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 15 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Exterior, exposed surface | 12 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 10 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 118 | 28.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 219 | 52.9% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 36 | 8.7% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 27 | 6.5% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 19 | 4.6% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 18 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 15 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Radiated heat from another fire | 12 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 10 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 58 | 14.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 29464 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 276% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $3,000,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $500,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 6 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 7 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 8 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 29464.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mount Pleasant | 1,036 | |
| 2 | Charleston | 11 |
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 — 1,400 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.