ZIP 29809 recorded 27 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 122 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Aiken County, SC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
122 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 25 | |
| 2022 | 27 | |
| 2023 | 22 | |
| 2024 | 21 | |
| 2025 | 27 |
Jun peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 29809 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 72 | 59.0% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 14 | 11.5% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 8 | 6.6% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 6 | 4.9% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 5 | 4.1% |
For the 18 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 29809 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 14 | 26.9% | |
| 2 | Other | 10 | 19.2% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 7 | 13.5% | |
| 4 | Structural area, other | 4 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 4 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Corridor, mall | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 9 | 17.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat source: other | 12 | 23.1% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 11 | 21.2% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 15.4% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 9.6% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 4 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 3 | 5.8% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 5 | 9.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 29809 across 2021–2025. These 1 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $3,200 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 29809.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Ellenton | 112 | |
| 2 | Aiken | 1 | |
| 3 | Beech Island | 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 — 122 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.