ZIP 29544 recorded 90 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 384 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Horry County, SC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
384 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 67 | |
| 2022 | 67 | |
| 2023 | 65 | |
| 2024 | 95 | |
| 2025 | 90 |
Mar peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 29544 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 49 | 12.8% | |
| 2 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 43 | 11.2% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 34 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 33 | 8.6% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 30 | 7.8% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 29544 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 46 | 35.9% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 14 | 10.9% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 12 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 11 | 8.6% | |
| 5 | Other | 10 | 7.8% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 7 | 5.5% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 5 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 5 | 3.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 18 | 14.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 76 | 59.4% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 8 | 6.2% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 5.5% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 4.7% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 3.9% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 5 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 3 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Lightning | 3 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 15 | 11.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 29544 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1037% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Fire in portable building, fixed location | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Outside equipment fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 29544.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aynor | 15 | |
| 2 | Conway | 4 | |
| 3 | Loris | 4 | |
| 4 | Myrtle Beach | 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 — 384 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.