ZIP 29653 recorded 79 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 368 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Greenwood County, SC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
368 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 77 | |
| 2022 | 92 | |
| 2023 | 75 | |
| 2024 | 45 | |
| 2025 | 79 |
Oct peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 29653 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 71 | 19.3% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 49 | 13.3% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 32 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Authorized controlled burning | 22 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 16 | 4.3% |
For the 16 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 29653 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 35 | 26.7% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 15 | 11.5% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 12 | 9.2% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 11 | 8.4% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 9 | 6.9% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 8 | 6.1% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 7 | 5.3% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 6 | 4.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 28 | 21.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 73 | 55.7% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 18 | 13.7% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 9 | 6.9% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 6 | 4.6% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 2.3% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 3 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 12 | 9.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 29653 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 285% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $96,300 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $80,800 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $15,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 29653.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greenwood | 8 | |
| 2 | Ware Shoals | 3 |
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 — 368 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.