ZIP 29706 recorded 233 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,020 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Chester County, SC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,020 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 194 | |
| 2022 | 118 | |
| 2023 | 204 | |
| 2024 | 271 | |
| 2025 | 233 |
Jan peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 29706 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 152 | 14.9% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 141 | 13.8% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 70 | 6.9% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 62 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 55 | 5.4% |
For the 48 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 29706 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 81 | 21.3% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 60 | 15.8% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 45 | 11.8% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 36 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 33 | 8.7% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 13 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Other | 10 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 10 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 92 | 24.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 180 | 47.4% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 27 | 7.1% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 22 | 5.8% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 20 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 18 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 18 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 16 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Arcing | 16 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 63 | 16.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 29706 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 127% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $280,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building or structure weakened or collapsed | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 29706.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chester | 1,001 | |
| 2 | Rock Hill | 3 | |
| 3 | Great Falls | 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 — 1,020 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.