ZIP 29712 recorded 43 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 224 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Chester County, SC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
224 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 41 | |
| 2022 | 35 | |
| 2023 | 45 | |
| 2024 | 60 | |
| 2025 | 43 |
Sep peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 29712 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Accident, potential accident, other | 70 | 31.2% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 35 | 15.6% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 30 | 13.4% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 15 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 10 | 4.5% |
For the 17 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 29712 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 11 | 23.4% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 12.8% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 6 | 12.8% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 5 | 10.6% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Exterior, exposed surface | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 11 | 23.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 24 | 51.1% | |
| 2 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 5 | 10.6% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 3 | 6.4% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 6.4% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Molten, hot material | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 3 | 6.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 29712 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 146% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $130,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $90,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 29712.
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 — 224 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.