ZIP 29709 recorded 84 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 261 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Chesterfield County, SC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
261 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 40 | |
| 2022 | 47 | |
| 2023 | 45 | |
| 2024 | 45 | |
| 2025 | 84 |
Mar peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 29709 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 40 | 15.3% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 32 | 12.3% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 31 | 11.9% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 27 | 10.3% | |
| 5 | Aircraft standby | 21 | 8.0% |
For the 22 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 29709 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 20 | 32.3% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 8 | 12.9% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 8.1% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 5 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 4 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Other | 2 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 14 | 22.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hot ember or ash | 22 | 35.5% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 13 | 21.0% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 4 | 6.5% | |
| 4 | Molten, hot material | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Lightning | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 11 | 17.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 29709 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 178% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $85,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $25,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $22,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $20,000 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 29709.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chesterfield | 255 | |
| 2 | Hartsville | 2 | |
| 3 | Cheraw | 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 — 261 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.