ZIP 29901 recorded 1 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 66 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Beaufort County, SC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
66 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 15 | |
| 2022 | 21 | |
| 2023 | 20 | |
| 2024 | 9 | |
| 2025 | 1 |
May peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 29901 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 10 | 15.2% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 9 | 13.6% | |
| 3 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 7 | 10.6% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 5 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 5 | 7.6% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 29901 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 7 | 29.2% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 4 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 2 | 8.3% | |
| 6 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Duct: hvac, cable, exhaust, heating, or AC | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 3 | 12.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 6 | 25.0% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Fireworks | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Match | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 1 | 4.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 29901 across 2021–2025. These 1 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 29901.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beaufort | 45 | |
| 2 | Bishopville | 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 — 66 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.