ZIP 29729 recorded 94 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 418 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Chester County, SC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
418 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 108 | |
| 2022 | 70 | |
| 2023 | 72 | |
| 2024 | 74 | |
| 2025 | 94 |
Mar peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 29729 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Passenger vehicle fire | 66 | 15.8% | |
| 2 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 46 | 11.0% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 44 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 38 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 33 | 7.9% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 29729 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 46 | 28.6% | |
| 2 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 20 | 12.4% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 19 | 11.8% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 14 | 8.7% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 9 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 7 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 7 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 7 | 4.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 32 | 19.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 78 | 48.4% | |
| 2 | Heat, spark from friction | 19 | 11.8% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 10 | 6.2% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 9 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 7 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 21 | 13.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 29729 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 194% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $100,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $90,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $85,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $80,000 | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $70,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $59,600 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 29729.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chester | 5 |
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 — 418 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.