ZIP 29485 recorded 310 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,364 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Charleston County, SC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,364 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 214 | |
| 2022 | 256 | |
| 2023 | 242 | |
| 2024 | 342 | |
| 2025 | 310 |
Jun peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 29485 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 193 | 14.1% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 145 | 10.6% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 106 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 105 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 91 | 6.7% |
For the 43 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 29485 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 95 | 22.8% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 54 | 12.9% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 44 | 10.6% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 39 | 9.4% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 37 | 8.9% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 23 | 5.5% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 16 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 15 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 94 | 22.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 245 | 58.8% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 22 | 5.3% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 22 | 5.3% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 21 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 15 | 3.6% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 11 | 2.6% | |
| 7 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 11 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 9 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 61 | 14.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 29485 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 522% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $512,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $454,900 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $454,900 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $454,900 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $306,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 6 | $275,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 7 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 8 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 29485.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Summerville | 1,061 | |
| 2 | Lincolnville | 124 | |
| 3 | North Charleston | 112 | |
| 4 | Ladson | 4 | |
| 5 | Charleston | 2 |
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 |
| Dorchester County | SC | 0.50 | FIPS 45035 |
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 — 1,364 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.