ZIP 29842 recorded 79 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 663 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Aiken County, SC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
663 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 82 | |
| 2022 | 164 | |
| 2023 | 169 | |
| 2024 | 169 | |
| 2025 | 79 |
Mar peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 29842 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 242 | 36.5% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 84 | 12.7% | |
| 3 | Accident, potential accident, other | 42 | 6.3% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 37 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 34 | 5.1% |
For the 27 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 29842 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 39 | 15.9% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 37 | 15.0% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 29 | 11.8% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 27 | 11.0% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 18 | 7.3% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 17 | 6.9% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 14 | 5.7% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 6 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 59 | 24.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 102 | 41.5% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 23 | 9.3% | |
| 3 | Cigarette lighter | 21 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 20 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Match | 17 | 6.9% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 12 | 4.9% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 7 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 38 | 15.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 29842 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 22692% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $922,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $800,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $70,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $61,216 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $56,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 29842.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beech Island | 637 | |
| 2 | Jackson | 3 | |
| 3 | Clearwater | 2 | |
| 4 | North Augusta | 2 | |
| 5 | Aiken | 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 — 663 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.