ZIP 29640 recorded 353 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,923 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Pickens County, SC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,923 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 376 | |
| 2022 | 350 | |
| 2023 | 385 | |
| 2024 | 459 | |
| 2025 | 353 |
Mar peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 29640 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 303 | 15.8% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 281 | 14.6% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 230 | 12.0% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 180 | 9.4% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 161 | 8.4% |
For the 45 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 29640 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 201 | 28.3% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 154 | 21.7% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 54 | 7.6% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 45 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 40 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 25 | 3.5% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 17 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 16 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 159 | 22.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 442 | 62.2% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 45 | 6.3% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 31 | 4.4% | |
| 4 | Cigarette lighter | 29 | 4.1% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 25 | 3.5% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 18 | 2.5% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 17 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 14 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 90 | 12.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 29640 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 177% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $450,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $275,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $264,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 4 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $161,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 29640.
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 — 1,923 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.