ZIP 29468 recorded 28 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 186 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Berkeley County, SC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
186 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 50 | |
| 2022 | 44 | |
| 2023 | 22 | |
| 2024 | 42 | |
| 2025 | 28 |
Feb peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 29468 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 88 | 47.3% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 52 | 28.0% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 14 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 9 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 4 | 2.2% |
For the 8 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 29468 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wildland, woods | 31 | 24.2% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 21 | 16.4% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 16 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 14 | 10.9% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 9 | 7.0% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 8 | 6.2% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 6 | 4.7% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 19 | 14.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 74 | 57.8% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 8 | 6.2% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 3.9% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 21 | 16.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 29468 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 181% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $180,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $35,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 29468.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Summerville | 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 — 186 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.