ZIP 29860 recorded 128 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 577 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Aiken County, SC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
577 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 81 | |
| 2022 | 99 | |
| 2023 | 103 | |
| 2024 | 166 | |
| 2025 | 128 |
Sep peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 29860 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Accident, potential accident, other | 160 | 27.7% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 79 | 13.7% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 74 | 12.8% | |
| 4 | Authorized controlled burning | 73 | 12.7% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 26 | 4.5% |
For the 17 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 29860 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 45 | 27.3% | |
| 2 | Wildland, woods | 17 | 10.3% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 17 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 15 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 14 | 8.5% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 8 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 7 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 5 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 37 | 22.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 66 | 40.0% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 25 | 15.2% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 15 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 13 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 10 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Molten, hot material | 5 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 3 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 23 | 13.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 29860 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 769% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $143,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $105,353 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $37,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $25,000 | Gasoline or other flammable liquid spill | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 29860.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Augusta | 555 | |
| 2 | Belvedere | 16 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edgefield County | SC | 0.50 | FIPS 45037 |
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 — 577 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.