ZIP 29704 recorded 57 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 278 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Chester County, SC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
278 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 37 | |
| 2022 | 53 | |
| 2023 | 67 | |
| 2024 | 64 | |
| 2025 | 57 |
Dec peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 29704 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 49 | 17.6% | |
| 2 | Accident, potential accident, other | 38 | 13.7% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 23 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 19 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 19 | 6.8% |
For the 12 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 29704 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 23 | 28.7% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 12 | 15.0% | |
| 3 | Other | 8 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 8.8% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 6 | 7.5% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 15 | 18.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 43 | 53.8% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 6.2% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 6.2% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 4 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Match | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 11 | 13.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 29704 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 467% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $150,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $85,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $55,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $35,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 29704.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catawba | 273 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| York County | SC | 1.00 | FIPS 45091 |
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 — 278 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.