ZIP 29477 recorded 88 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 387 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Dorchester County, SC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
387 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 31 | |
| 2022 | 80 | |
| 2023 | 65 | |
| 2024 | 123 | |
| 2025 | 88 |
Feb peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 29477 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 71 | 18.3% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 39 | 10.1% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 39 | 10.1% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 26 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 23 | 5.9% |
For the 10 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 29477 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 88 | 45.1% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 21 | 10.8% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 21 | 10.8% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 9 | 4.6% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 9 | 4.6% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 8 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 4 | 2.1% | |
| 8 | Exterior, exposed surface | 4 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 31 | 15.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 127 | 65.1% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 9 | 4.6% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 9 | 4.6% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 3.6% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 2.6% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 2.6% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 5 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 24 | 12.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 29477 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 441% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $271,700 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $160,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $70,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $25,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $25,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 29477.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harleyville | 3 | |
| 2 | Bowman | 2 | |
| 3 | Holly Hill | 1 | |
| 4 | North Charleston | 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 — 387 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.