ZIP 29642 recorded 197 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,091 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Anderson County, SC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,091 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 184 | |
| 2022 | 179 | |
| 2023 | 214 | |
| 2024 | 317 | |
| 2025 | 197 |
Mar peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 29642 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 139 | 12.7% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 135 | 12.4% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 121 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 119 | 10.9% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 81 | 7.4% |
For the 20 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 29642 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 119 | 30.4% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 86 | 21.9% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 29 | 7.4% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 28 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 22 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 14 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 13 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Other | 8 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 73 | 18.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 247 | 63.0% | |
| 2 | Cigarette lighter | 35 | 8.9% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 16 | 4.1% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 13 | 3.3% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 13 | 3.3% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 12 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 12 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 1.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 38 | 9.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 29642 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 500% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $600,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $450,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $215,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $215,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $200,000 | Fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $95,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 29642.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Easley | 1,045 | |
| 2 | Liberty | 3 | |
| 3 | Greenville | 2 | |
| 4 | Piedmont | 2 | |
| 5 | Powdersville | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pickens County | SC | 1.00 | FIPS 45077 |
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 — 1,091 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.