ZIP 29482 recorded 11 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 91 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Charleston County, SC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
91 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 12 | |
| 2022 | 22 | |
| 2023 | 15 | |
| 2024 | 31 | |
| 2025 | 11 |
Jan peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 29482 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 19 | 20.9% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 14 | 15.4% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 14 | 15.4% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 9 | 9.9% | |
| 5 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 7 | 7.7% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 29482 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 4 | 22.2% | |
| 2 | Ceiling & floor assembly, crawl space b/t stories | 3 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Corridor, mall | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 4 | Entrance way, lobby | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Storage area, other | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Storage room, area, tank, or bin | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 8 | Duct: hvac, cable, exhaust, heating, or AC | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 5 | 27.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 7 | 38.9% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 2 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 11.1% | |
| 5 | Chemical reaction | 2 | 11.1% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Conducted heat from another fire | 1 | 5.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 29482 across 2021–2025. These 7 fires alone account for 105% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,000,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $2,000,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $10,000 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $2,000 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 29482.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Summerville | 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 — 91 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.