ZIP 29483 recorded 353 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 2,307 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Dorchester County, SC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
2,307 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 440 | |
| 2022 | 456 | |
| 2023 | 528 | |
| 2024 | 530 | |
| 2025 | 353 |
Mar peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 29483 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 394 | 17.1% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 274 | 11.9% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 184 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 175 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 146 | 6.3% |
For the 62 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 29483 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 142 | 18.1% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 90 | 11.5% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 79 | 10.1% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 76 | 9.7% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 66 | 8.4% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 62 | 7.9% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 32 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 18 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 218 | 27.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 451 | 57.6% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 50 | 6.4% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 47 | 6.0% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 40 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 33 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 27 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 19 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 15 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 101 | 12.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 29483 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 126% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $451,500 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $257,800 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $250,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Major |
| 6 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $200,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 29483.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Summerville | 2,036 | |
| 2 | Lincolnville | 6 | |
| 3 | Charleston | 4 | |
| 4 | Ladson | 3 | |
| 5 | Ridgeville | 3 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berkeley County | SC | 0.50 | FIPS 45015 |
| Charleston County | SC | 0.50 | FIPS 45019 |
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 — 2,307 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.