ZIP 29902 recorded 131 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 577 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Beaufort County, SC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
577 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 129 | |
| 2022 | 123 | |
| 2023 | 79 | |
| 2024 | 115 | |
| 2025 | 131 |
Jul peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 29902 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 97 | 16.8% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 87 | 15.1% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 65 | 11.3% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 42 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 37 | 6.4% |
For the 10 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 29902 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 17 | 12.6% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 16 | 11.9% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 15 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 12 | 8.9% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 11 | 8.1% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 9 | 6.7% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 8 | 5.9% | |
| 8 | Other | 7 | 5.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 40 | 29.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 66 | 48.9% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 11 | 8.1% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 11 | 8.1% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 7 | 5.2% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 4 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 20 | 14.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 29902 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 276% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $320,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $40,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $19,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $19,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $18,000 | Fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 29902.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beaufort | 552 | |
| 2 | Burton | 9 | |
| 3 | Port Royal | 3 | |
| 4 | Shell Point | 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 — 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.