ZIP 29831 recorded 69 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 343 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Aiken County, SC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
343 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 39 | |
| 2022 | 84 | |
| 2023 | 60 | |
| 2024 | 91 | |
| 2025 | 69 |
Mar peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 29831 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 144 | 42.0% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 37 | 10.8% | |
| 3 | Accident, potential accident, other | 37 | 10.8% | |
| 4 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 16 | 4.7% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 13 | 3.8% |
For the 31 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 29831 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 25 | 21.7% | |
| 2 | Wildland, woods | 16 | 13.9% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 11 | 9.6% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 8 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 8 | 7.0% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 7 | 6.1% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 4 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 4 | 3.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 32 | 27.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 49 | 42.6% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 15 | 13.0% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 15 | 13.0% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 5.2% | |
| 5 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 5 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 4 | 3.5% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 3 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 15 | 13.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 29831 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 288% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $187,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $145,130 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $58,079 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $42,244 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 29831.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackson | 324 | |
| 2 | Beech Island | 3 | |
| 3 | Aiken | 2 |
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 — 343 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.