ZIP 29472 recorded 168 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 688 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Berkeley County, SC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
688 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 70 | |
| 2022 | 121 | |
| 2023 | 146 | |
| 2024 | 183 | |
| 2025 | 168 |
May peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 29472 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 152 | 22.1% | |
| 2 | Passenger vehicle fire | 104 | 15.1% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 72 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Authorized controlled burning | 50 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 41 | 6.0% |
For the 21 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 29472 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 98 | 29.2% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 59 | 17.6% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 42 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 36 | 10.7% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 13 | 3.9% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 12 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 9 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 9 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 58 | 17.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 190 | 56.5% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 26 | 7.7% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 17 | 5.1% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 14 | 4.2% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 10 | 3.0% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 9 | 2.7% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 9 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 55 | 16.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 29472 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 170% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $211,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $80,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 29472.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ridgeville | 546 | |
| 2 | Summerville | 40 | |
| 3 | Holly Hill | 1 | |
| 4 | Ravenel | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colleton County | SC | 1.00 | FIPS 45029 |
| 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 — 688 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.