ZIP 29526 recorded 554 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,960 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Horry County, SC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,960 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 343 | |
| 2022 | 336 | |
| 2023 | 319 | |
| 2024 | 408 | |
| 2025 | 554 |
Mar peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 29526 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 187 | 9.5% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 178 | 9.1% | |
| 3 | Authorized controlled burning | 145 | 7.4% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 140 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 121 | 6.2% |
For the 34 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 29526 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 136 | 24.7% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 76 | 13.8% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 49 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 46 | 8.4% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 39 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Other | 17 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 15 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 13 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 159 | 28.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 301 | 54.7% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 36 | 6.5% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 35 | 6.4% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 25 | 4.5% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 17 | 3.1% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 16 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 14 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 14 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 92 | 16.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 29526 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 174% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,500,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $800,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $600,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $500,000 | Aircraft fire | 2022 | Major |
| 5 | $491,500 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 6 | $400,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2021 | Major |
| 7 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 8 | $375,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 29526.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conway | 1,937 | |
| 2 | Myrtle Beach | 8 | |
| 3 | Little River | 3 | |
| 4 | Loris | 3 | |
| 5 | Aynor | 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 — 1,960 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.