ZIP 29568 recorded 167 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 717 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Horry County, SC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
717 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 156 | |
| 2022 | 115 | |
| 2023 | 132 | |
| 2024 | 147 | |
| 2025 | 167 |
Mar peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 29568 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Authorized controlled burning | 89 | 12.4% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 79 | 11.0% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 79 | 11.0% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 71 | 9.9% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 46 | 6.4% |
For the 12 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 29568 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 71 | 30.9% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 29 | 12.6% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 18 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 10 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 10 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 10 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Other | 9 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 9 | 3.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 64 | 27.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 128 | 55.7% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 13 | 5.7% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 12 | 5.2% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 11 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 11 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 10 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 9 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 30 | 13.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 29568 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 274% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $283,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $200,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 29568.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Myrtle Beach | 29 | |
| 2 | Little River | 14 | |
| 3 | Myrtle Beach | 11 | |
| 4 | Loris | 4 | |
| 5 | Conway | 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 — 717 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.