ZIP 29474 recorded 55 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 213 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Colleton County, SC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
213 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 15 | |
| 2022 | 53 | |
| 2023 | 40 | |
| 2024 | 50 | |
| 2025 | 55 |
Mar peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 29474 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 47 | 22.1% | |
| 2 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 31 | 14.6% | |
| 3 | Authorized controlled burning | 26 | 12.2% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 19 | 8.9% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 17 | 8.0% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 29474 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 57 | 64.0% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 5.6% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 3.4% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 3 | 3.4% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 3 | 3.4% | |
| 6 | Other | 2 | 2.2% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 2.2% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 12 | 13.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 68 | 76.4% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 5 | 5.6% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 2.2% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 2.2% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 2.2% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 2.2% | |
| 7 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 2 | 2.2% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 1 | 1.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 5 | 5.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 29474 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 528% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $142,800 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $15,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 29474.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ridgeville | 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 — 213 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.