ZIP 29527 recorded 282 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,159 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Horry County, SC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,159 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 221 | |
| 2022 | 206 | |
| 2023 | 198 | |
| 2024 | 252 | |
| 2025 | 282 |
Mar peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 29527 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 136 | 11.7% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 128 | 11.0% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 101 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Authorized controlled burning | 81 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 79 | 6.8% |
For the 27 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 29527 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 88 | 24.8% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 45 | 12.7% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 33 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 30 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 28 | 7.9% | |
| 6 | Other | 16 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 12 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 10 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 93 | 26.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 197 | 55.5% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 23 | 6.5% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 19 | 5.4% | |
| 4 | Cigarette lighter | 19 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 14 | 3.9% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 14 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 13 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 11 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 45 | 12.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 29527 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 178% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $510,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $400,000 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 5 | $300,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Major |
| 6 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 7 | $190,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $180,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 29527.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conway | 1,150 | |
| 2 | Myrtle Beach | 2 | |
| 3 | Aynor | 1 | |
| 4 | Loris | 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 — 1,159 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.