ZIP 29657 recorded 198 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 866 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Pickens County, SC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
866 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 164 | |
| 2022 | 123 | |
| 2023 | 144 | |
| 2024 | 237 | |
| 2025 | 198 |
Mar peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 29657 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 196 | 22.6% | |
| 2 | Authorized controlled burning | 108 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 92 | 10.6% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 88 | 10.2% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 84 | 9.7% |
For the 31 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 29657 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 87 | 30.4% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 51 | 17.8% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 34 | 11.9% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 18 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 12 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 11 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 9 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 7 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 57 | 19.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 192 | 67.1% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 20 | 7.0% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 11 | 3.8% | |
| 4 | Cigarette lighter | 10 | 3.5% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 2.8% | |
| 6 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 6 | 2.1% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 1.7% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 5 | 1.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 29 | 10.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 29657 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 318% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $170,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 29657.
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 — 866 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.