ZIP 29540 recorded 19 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 107 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Darlington County, SC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
107 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 23 | |
| 2022 | 13 | |
| 2023 | 21 | |
| 2024 | 31 | |
| 2025 | 19 |
Feb peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 29540 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 20 | 18.7% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 16 | 15.0% | |
| 3 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 10 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 8 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 8 | 7.5% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 29540 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 30 | 44.8% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 9 | 13.4% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 9.0% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 6 | 9.0% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 5 | 7.5% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 6.0% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 1.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 4 | 6.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 45 | 67.2% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 7.5% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 3 | 4.5% | |
| 4 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 3 | 4.5% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 3.0% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 1.5% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 1.5% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 1 | 1.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 6 | 9.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 29540 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 210% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $130,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $39,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $30,000 | Water vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $10,000 | Outside equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 29540.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darlington | 101 | |
| 2 | Dovesville | 3 | |
| 3 | Florence | 1 | |
| 4 | Hartsville | 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 — 107 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.