ZIP 29821 recorded 37 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 154 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Edgefield County, SC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
154 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 23 | |
| 2022 | 38 | |
| 2023 | 32 | |
| 2024 | 24 | |
| 2025 | 37 |
Sep peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 29821 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Accident, potential accident, other | 57 | 37.0% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 31 | 20.1% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 14 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 13 | 8.4% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 12 | 7.8% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 29821 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 8 | 34.8% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 8 | 34.8% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 13.0% | |
| 4 | Storage: supplies or tools; dead storage | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 1 | 4.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 14 | 60.9% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 13.0% | |
| 3 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 2 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Lightning | 1 | 4.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 29821 across 2021–2025. These 5 fires alone account for 3535% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $90,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $1,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 29821.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fairfax | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| McCormick County | SC | 1.00 | FIPS 45065 |
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 — 154 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.