ZIP 29575 recorded 163 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 619 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Horry County, SC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
619 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 84 | |
| 2022 | 126 | |
| 2023 | 125 | |
| 2024 | 121 | |
| 2025 | 163 |
Jul peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 29575 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 102 | 16.5% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 73 | 11.8% | |
| 3 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 53 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 31 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 27 | 4.4% |
For the 20 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 29575 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 28 | 20.6% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 13 | 9.6% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 12 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 8 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 6 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | Wall surface: exterior | 5 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 5 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 54 | 39.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 67 | 49.3% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 23 | 16.9% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 10 | 7.4% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 3.7% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 3 | 2.2% | |
| 8 | Lightning | 3 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 14 | 10.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 29575 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 882% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $405,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $165,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 29575.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Surfside Beach | 539 | |
| 2 | Myrtle Beach | 75 | |
| 3 | Garden City | 3 |
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 — 619 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.