ZIP 29488 recorded 278 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,358 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Colleton County, SC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,358 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 153 | |
| 2022 | 374 | |
| 2023 | 277 | |
| 2024 | 276 | |
| 2025 | 278 |
Mar peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 29488 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 215 | 15.8% | |
| 2 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 151 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Authorized controlled burning | 122 | 9.0% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 120 | 8.8% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 110 | 8.1% |
For the 20 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 29488 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 266 | 42.5% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 59 | 9.4% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 42 | 6.7% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 42 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 26 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Other | 20 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Outside area, other | 18 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 18 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 135 | 21.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 369 | 58.9% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 38 | 6.1% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 35 | 5.6% | |
| 4 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 29 | 4.6% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 27 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Radiated heat from another fire | 19 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 18 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 15 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 76 | 12.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 29488 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 246% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $715,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $230,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $200,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $111,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 29488.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walterboro | 1,353 | |
| 2 | 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 — 1,358 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.