ZIP 29691 recorded 146 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 977 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Oconee County, SC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
977 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 262 | |
| 2022 | 268 | |
| 2023 | 205 | |
| 2024 | 96 | |
| 2025 | 146 |
Jan peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 29691 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 150 | 15.4% | |
| 2 | Accident, potential accident, other | 108 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 89 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 79 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 64 | 6.6% |
For the 13 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 29691 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 60 | 26.1% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 35 | 15.2% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 28 | 12.2% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 17 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Other | 13 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 11 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 11 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 8 | 3.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 47 | 20.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 149 | 64.8% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 12 | 5.2% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 11 | 4.8% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 9 | 3.9% | |
| 5 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 9 | 3.9% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 6 | 2.6% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 5 | 2.2% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 5 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 24 | 10.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 29691 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 458% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $400,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $400,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $85,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $65,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 29691.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walhalla | 549 | |
| 2 | Westminster | 1 |
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 — 977 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.