ZIP 29596 recorded 46 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 254 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Marlboro County, SC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
254 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 40 | |
| 2022 | 74 | |
| 2023 | 42 | |
| 2024 | 52 | |
| 2025 | 46 |
Feb peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 29596 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 46 | 18.1% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 37 | 14.6% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 35 | 13.8% | |
| 4 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 26 | 10.2% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 13 | 5.1% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 29596 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 37 | 31.1% | |
| 2 | Wildland, woods | 17 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 16 | 13.4% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 12 | 10.1% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 12 | 10.1% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 2.5% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Office | 2 | 1.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 17 | 14.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 71 | 59.7% | |
| 2 | Cigarette lighter | 8 | 6.7% | |
| 3 | Match | 7 | 5.9% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Heat, spark from friction | 5 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 4 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 1.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 12 | 10.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 29596 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 289% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $35,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $30,000 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 29596.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wallace | 240 | |
| 2 | Bennettsville | 8 | |
| 3 | Cheraw | 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 — 254 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.