ZIP 29829 recorded 149 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 947 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Aiken County, SC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
947 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 150 | |
| 2022 | 236 | |
| 2023 | 196 | |
| 2024 | 216 | |
| 2025 | 149 |
Sep peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 29829 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 238 | 25.1% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 142 | 15.0% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 113 | 11.9% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 58 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 48 | 5.1% |
For the 48 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 29829 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 73 | 19.3% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 58 | 15.3% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 52 | 13.8% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 45 | 11.9% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 21 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 18 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 13 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Exterior, exposed surface | 11 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 87 | 23.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 154 | 40.7% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 34 | 9.0% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 33 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 23 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 22 | 5.8% | |
| 6 | Match | 18 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Fireworks | 16 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 9 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 69 | 18.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 29829 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 106% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,000,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $53,580 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $32,801 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $32,047 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $16,746 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 29829.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Graniteville | 879 | |
| 2 | North Augusta | 3 | |
| 3 | Aiken | 2 | |
| 4 | Beech Island | 2 | |
| 5 | Belvedere | 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 — 947 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.