ZIP 29487 recorded 21 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 158 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Charleston County, SC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
158 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 42 | |
| 2022 | 27 | |
| 2023 | 36 | |
| 2024 | 32 | |
| 2025 | 21 |
Mar peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 29487 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 26 | 16.5% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 25 | 15.8% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 24 | 15.2% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 10 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 10 | 6.3% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 29487 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 11 | 28.9% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 13.2% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 3 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Outside area, other | 2 | 5.3% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 2 | 5.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 8 | 21.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 21 | 55.3% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 10.5% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 2 | 5.3% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 2 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 2 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Molten, hot material | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 3 | 7.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 29487 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 2411% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Water vehicle fire | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $22,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 29487.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seabrook Island | 3 |
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 — 158 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.