ZIP 29696 recorded 13 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 401 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Oconee County, SC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
401 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 93 | |
| 2022 | 106 | |
| 2023 | 102 | |
| 2024 | 87 | |
| 2025 | 13 |
Apr peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 29696 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 89 | 22.2% | |
| 2 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 52 | 13.0% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 30 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Authorized controlled burning | 28 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 24 | 6.0% |
For the 8 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 29696 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 25 | 22.7% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 24 | 21.8% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 15 | 13.6% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 6 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 5.5% | |
| 6 | Other | 5 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Storage area, other | 4 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 21 | 19.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 81 | 73.6% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 9 | 8.2% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 4.5% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 2.7% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 1.8% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 1.8% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 2 | 1.8% | |
| 8 | Match | 2 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 4 | 3.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 29696 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 31467% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $273,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $15,000 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $2,500 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $1,500 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
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 — 401 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.