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ZIP profile (county fallback)

Fires in ZIP 29744

ZIP 29744 is served primarily by Lancaster County, SC — including Lancaster. ZIP-level data is sparse — showing the Lancaster County aggregate. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.

ZIP 29744 FIPS 45057 county fallback
Total incidents (2025)
1,157
6,857 across 5 years
Building fires
169
236 wildland
Wildfire risk
45
FEMA NRI · Moderate
Active fires
0
in Lancaster County
02 Seasonality (county-level)

When do fires happen in Lancaster County?

Mar peaks. Dec dips. ZIP-level seasonality is sparse — this is the county aggregate.

Jan 63
Feb 78
Mar 175
Apr 80
May 91
Jun 90
Jul 100
Aug 76
Sep 108
Oct 85
Nov 149
Dec 62
03 Top incident types

What kinds of calls lead in Lancaster County?

Top 5 NFIRS incident types — county-level breakdown.

#Incident typeCountShare 
1 Building fires 169 14.6%
2 Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire 165 14.3%
3 Aircraft standby 158 13.7%
4 Unauthorized burning 98 8.5%
5 Authorized controlled burning 72 6.2%
09 Cities served

Cities mapped to ZIP 29744

8 cities sit in Lancaster County. Click for the per-city NFIRS profile.

#CityPopulation2025 incidentsBuilding firesGrade
1 Lancaster 8,592 737 120 F
2 Elgin 2,882 167 30 F
3 Kershaw 2,311 154 18 C-
4 Irwin 1,868 0 0 —
5 Van Wyck 873 0 0 —
6 Heath Springs 800 80 14 C-
7 Unity 633 0 0 —
8 Buford 523 0 0 —
11 Current conditions

Right now in 29744

The figures above are historical. For today's air quality, fire-weather warnings, and active fires, go to the official sources.

About ZIP-level data

This ZIP doesn't have enough NFIRS coverage on its own (under 10 reported incidents across 2021–2025) to publish ZIP-level statistics, so we're showing the Lancaster County aggregate above. NFIRS reporting is voluntary and many rural ZIPs roll up to broader county totals. The ZIP-to-county mapping uses SimpleMaps' uscities.zips dataset.