ZIP 29470 recorded 53 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 231 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Charleston County, SC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
231 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 18 | |
| 2022 | 17 | |
| 2023 | 75 | |
| 2024 | 68 | |
| 2025 | 53 |
Feb peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 29470 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Passenger vehicle fire | 35 | 15.2% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 34 | 14.7% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 34 | 14.7% | |
| 4 | Authorized controlled burning | 19 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 13 | 5.6% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 29470 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 54 | 49.1% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 13 | 11.8% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 7 | 6.4% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 7 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 5 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Railroad right of way: on or near | 3 | 2.7% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 1.8% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 17 | 15.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 74 | 67.3% | |
| 2 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 5.5% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 3.6% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 3.6% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 3.6% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 3 | 2.7% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 3 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Heat from undetermined smoking material | 3 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 9 | 8.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 29470 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 403% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $260,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $80,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $18,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $17,900 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 29470.
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dorchester County | SC | 1.00 | FIPS 45035 |
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 — 231 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.