ZIP 29702 recorded 207 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,371 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Cherokee County, SC.
1,371 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 271 | |
| 2022 | 232 | |
| 2023 | 379 | |
| 2024 | 282 | |
| 2025 | 207 |
Apr peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 29702 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 492 | 35.9% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 137 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 93 | 6.8% | |
| 4 | Hazardous condition, other | 86 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 74 | 5.4% |
For the 51 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 29702 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 46 | 17.1% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 41 | 15.2% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 29 | 10.8% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 18 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 17 | 6.3% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 17 | 6.3% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 13 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Other | 10 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 78 | 29.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 105 | 39.0% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 24 | 8.9% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 18 | 6.7% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 15 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 15 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 15 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 13 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 11 | 4.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 53 | 19.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 29702 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 165% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $160,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $52,700 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Fire in mobile prop. used as a fixed struc., other | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 29702.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blacksburg | 1,260 | |
| 2 | Gaffney | 2 | |
| 3 | Clover | 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 — 1,371 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.