ZIP 29566 recorded 182 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 716 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Horry County, SC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
716 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 132 | |
| 2022 | 108 | |
| 2023 | 137 | |
| 2024 | 157 | |
| 2025 | 182 |
Mar peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 29566 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 93 | 13.0% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 61 | 8.5% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 52 | 7.3% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 48 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 44 | 6.1% |
For the 21 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 29566 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 47 | 23.4% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 21 | 10.4% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 18 | 9.0% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 16 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 13 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Other | 7 | 3.5% | |
| 7 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 7 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 7 | 3.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 65 | 32.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 108 | 53.7% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 17 | 8.5% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 15 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 11 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 10 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 5 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 5 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 22 | 10.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 29566 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 134% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,120,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $475,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $402,110 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 4 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 5 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 6 | $300,000 | Water vehicle fire | 2025 | Major |
| 7 | $250,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2021 | Major |
| 8 | $200,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 29566.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Little River | 700 | |
| 2 | North Myrtle Beach | 6 | |
| 3 | Loris | 4 | |
| 4 | 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 — 716 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.