ZIP 29812 recorded 57 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 449 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Barnwell County, SC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
449 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 66 | |
| 2022 | 108 | |
| 2023 | 92 | |
| 2024 | 126 | |
| 2025 | 57 |
Aug peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 29812 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 98 | 21.8% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 67 | 14.9% | |
| 3 | Aircraft standby | 58 | 12.9% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 50 | 11.1% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 20 | 4.5% |
For the 10 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 29812 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 29 | 19.2% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 21 | 13.9% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 20 | 13.2% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 16 | 10.6% | |
| 5 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 7 | 4.6% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 7 | 4.6% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 7 | 4.6% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 5 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 39 | 25.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 54 | 35.8% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 21 | 13.9% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 20 | 13.2% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 9 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Heat, spark from friction | 6 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 26 | 17.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 29812 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1397% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Gasoline or other flammable liquid spill | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 29812.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barnwell | 443 | |
| 2 | Blackville | 1 | |
| 3 | Fairfax | 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 — 449 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.