ZIP 29609 recorded 301 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,775 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Greenville County, SC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,775 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 335 | |
| 2022 | 382 | |
| 2023 | 385 | |
| 2024 | 372 | |
| 2025 | 301 |
Sep peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 29609 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 294 | 16.6% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 214 | 12.1% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 140 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 133 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 122 | 6.9% |
For the 10 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 29609 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 51 | 17.0% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 40 | 13.3% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 34 | 11.3% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 32 | 10.7% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 18 | 6.0% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 16 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 10 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 10 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 89 | 29.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 162 | 54.0% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 27 | 9.0% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 16 | 5.3% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 13 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 11 | 3.7% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 10 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 7 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 48 | 16.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 29609 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 168% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $184,319 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $166,200 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $115,960 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $114,915 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 29609.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greenville | 1,704 | |
| 2 | Taylors | 16 | |
| 3 | Parker | 1 | |
| 4 | Travelers Rest | 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 — 1,775 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.