ZIP 29718 recorded 57 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 363 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Chesterfield County, SC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
363 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 58 | |
| 2022 | 69 | |
| 2023 | 79 | |
| 2024 | 100 | |
| 2025 | 57 |
Mar peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 29718 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 77 | 21.2% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 66 | 18.2% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 31 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 30 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Aircraft standby | 28 | 7.7% |
For the 16 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 29718 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 37 | 30.6% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 12 | 9.9% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 12 | 9.9% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 8 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 7 | 5.8% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 7 | 5.8% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 4 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 4 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 30 | 24.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 69 | 57.0% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 6.6% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 7 | 5.8% | |
| 4 | Cigarette lighter | 7 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Heat, spark from friction | 5 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 4 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 1.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 13 | 10.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 29718 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 195% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $65,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $60,000 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $45,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $37,357 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 29718.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jefferson | 284 | |
| 2 | Bennettsville | 1 | |
| 3 | McBee | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lancaster County | SC | 1.00 | FIPS 45057 |
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 — 363 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.