ZIP 29479 recorded 37 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 664 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Berkeley County, SC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
664 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 253 | |
| 2022 | 167 | |
| 2023 | 103 | |
| 2024 | 104 | |
| 2025 | 37 |
Dec peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 29479 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 330 | 49.7% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 158 | 23.8% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 53 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 34 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 16 | 2.4% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 29479 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wildland, woods | 125 | 27.1% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 91 | 19.7% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 76 | 16.5% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 49 | 10.6% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 18 | 3.9% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 12 | 2.6% | |
| 7 | Wall surface: exterior | 10 | 2.2% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 10 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 70 | 15.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 318 | 69.0% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 22 | 4.8% | |
| 3 | Match | 19 | 4.1% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 16 | 3.5% | |
| 5 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 13 | 2.8% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 12 | 2.6% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 10 | 2.2% | |
| 8 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 10 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 41 | 8.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 29479 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 642% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 4 | $180,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $170,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $85,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
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 — 664 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.