ZIP 29678 recorded 130 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,955 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Oconee County, SC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
1,955 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 340 | |
| 2022 | 508 | |
| 2023 | 400 | |
| 2024 | 577 | |
| 2025 | 130 |
Aug peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 29678 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 347 | 17.7% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 228 | 11.7% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 133 | 6.8% | |
| 4 | Authorized controlled burning | 116 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 103 | 5.3% |
For the 22 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 29678 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 282 | 45.3% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 81 | 13.0% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 53 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 36 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 32 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Other | 19 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 15 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 14 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 90 | 14.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 456 | 73.3% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 20 | 3.2% | |
| 3 | Cigarette lighter | 20 | 3.2% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 16 | 2.6% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 16 | 2.6% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 12 | 1.9% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 11 | 1.8% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 10 | 1.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 61 | 9.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 29678 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 245% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $650,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $170,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $160,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $158,570 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $80,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $75,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 29678.
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 — 1,955 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.