ZIP 29843 recorded 6 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 121 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Bamberg County, SC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
121 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 29 | |
| 2022 | 36 | |
| 2023 | 19 | |
| 2024 | 31 | |
| 2025 | 6 |
Feb peaks. Mar dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 29843 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 30 | 24.8% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 23 | 19.0% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 21 | 17.4% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 8 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 7 | 5.8% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 29843 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 12 | 21.4% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 12 | 21.4% | |
| 3 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 9 | 16.1% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 8.9% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 3 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Exterior, exposed surface | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Multiple areas | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Entrance way, lobby | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 10 | 17.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 32 | 57.1% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 8.9% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 4 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 3 | 5.4% | |
| 7 | Lightning | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Conducted heat from another fire | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 1 | 1.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 29843 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 988% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Outside storage fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $75,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $55,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $45,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 29843.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Summerville | 2 | |
| 2 | Barnwell | 1 | |
| 3 | Beech Island | 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 — 121 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.