ZIP 29697 recorded 63 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 603 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Anderson County, SC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
603 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 106 | |
| 2022 | 80 | |
| 2023 | 162 | |
| 2024 | 192 | |
| 2025 | 63 |
Mar peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 29697 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 200 | 33.2% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 96 | 15.9% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 52 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 31 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 26 | 4.3% |
For the 22 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 29697 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 51 | 20.8% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 41 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 33 | 13.5% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 19 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 17 | 6.9% | |
| 6 | Other | 13 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 10 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 8 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 53 | 21.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 140 | 57.1% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 23 | 9.4% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 11 | 4.5% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 10 | 4.1% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 10 | 4.1% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 9 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 8 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 6 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 28 | 11.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 29697 across 2021–2025. These 2 fires alone account for 500% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 29697.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Williamston | 552 | |
| 2 | Anderson | 1 | |
| 3 | Belton | 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 — 603 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.