ZIP 29856 recorded 14 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 104 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Aiken County, SC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
104 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 41 | |
| 2022 | 26 | |
| 2023 | 10 | |
| 2024 | 13 | |
| 2025 | 14 |
Mar peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 29856 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 34 | 32.7% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 33 | 31.7% | |
| 3 | Authorized controlled burning | 10 | 9.6% | |
| 4 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 5 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 4 | 3.8% |
For the 8 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 29856 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 13 | 29.5% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 12 | 27.3% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 9 | 20.5% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 3 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Other | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 7 | Egress/exit, other | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 2 | 4.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 18 | 40.9% | |
| 2 | Match | 11 | 25.0% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 6.8% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 4.5% | |
| 5 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 2 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 5 | 11.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 29856 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 373% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $14,000 | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $10,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $7,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $4,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $4,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 29856.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Williston | 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 — 104 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.