ZIP 29588 recorded 275 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,064 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Horry County, SC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,064 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 183 | |
| 2022 | 145 | |
| 2023 | 226 | |
| 2024 | 235 | |
| 2025 | 275 |
Mar peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 29588 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 127 | 11.9% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 123 | 11.6% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 94 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Authorized controlled burning | 73 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 66 | 6.2% |
For the 27 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 29588 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 86 | 27.8% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 35 | 11.3% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 28 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 23 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 19 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 14 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 10 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 10 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 84 | 27.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 163 | 52.8% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 20 | 6.5% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 16 | 5.2% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 14 | 4.5% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 14 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 10 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 10 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 7 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 55 | 17.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 29588 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 226% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Aircraft fire | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 5 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 6 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 29588.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Myrtle Beach | 1,052 | |
| 2 | Murrells Inlet | 6 | |
| 3 | Surfside Beach | 3 | |
| 4 | Aynor | 1 | |
| 5 | Loris | 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 — 1,064 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.