ZIP 29803 recorded 181 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 997 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Aiken County, SC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
997 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 146 | |
| 2022 | 269 | |
| 2023 | 181 | |
| 2024 | 220 | |
| 2025 | 181 |
Mar peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 29803 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 265 | 26.6% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 249 | 25.0% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 96 | 9.6% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 57 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 38 | 3.8% |
For the 43 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 29803 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 93 | 19.8% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 75 | 16.0% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 43 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 40 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 38 | 8.1% | |
| 6 | Other | 32 | 6.8% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 31 | 6.6% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 20 | 4.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 98 | 20.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 166 | 35.3% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 54 | 11.5% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 36 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 36 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 33 | 7.0% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 21 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 15 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 14 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 95 | 20.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 29803 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 278% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $375,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $271,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $220,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $81,242 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 29803.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aiken | 802 | |
| 2 | Beech Island | 5 | |
| 3 | New Ellenton | 4 | |
| 4 | Jackson | 3 | |
| 5 | North Augusta | 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 — 997 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.