ZIP 29512 recorded 207 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,342 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Marlboro County, SC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
1,342 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 291 | |
| 2022 | 356 | |
| 2023 | 276 | |
| 2024 | 212 | |
| 2025 | 207 |
Mar peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 29512 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 178 | 13.3% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 142 | 10.6% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 125 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Aircraft standby | 103 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 94 | 7.0% |
For the 25 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 29512 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 132 | 26.8% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 51 | 10.4% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 45 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 45 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 42 | 8.5% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 24 | 4.9% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 16 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 15 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 122 | 24.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 307 | 62.4% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 33 | 6.7% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 28 | 5.7% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 16 | 3.3% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 15 | 3.0% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 15 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 10 | 2.0% | |
| 8 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 10 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 58 | 11.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 29512 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 317% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $750,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $240,000 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $200,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $180,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $130,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $90,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $85,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 29512.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bennettsville | 1,207 | |
| 2 | Wallace | 6 | |
| 3 | Clio | 4 | |
| 4 | McColl | 3 | |
| 5 | Darlington | 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 — 1,342 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.