ZIP 29638 recorded 43 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 246 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Abbeville County, SC.
246 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 47 | |
| 2022 | 73 | |
| 2023 | 31 | |
| 2024 | 52 | |
| 2025 | 43 |
Sep peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 29638 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 44 | 17.9% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 36 | 14.6% | |
| 3 | Accident, potential accident, other | 34 | 13.8% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 18 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Hazardous condition, other | 16 | 6.5% |
For the 8 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 29638 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 14 | 28.6% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 8 | 16.3% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 6 | 12.2% | |
| 4 | Other | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 6 | Storage area, other | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 11 | 22.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 22 | 44.9% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 5 | 10.2% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 8.2% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 3 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 6 | 12.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 29638 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 267% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $148,200 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $24,500 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $12,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $8,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $5,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 29638.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abbeville | 7 | |
| 2 | Honea Path | 2 |
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 — 246 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.