ZIP 29909 recorded 82 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 383 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Beaufort County, SC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
383 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 50 | |
| 2022 | 73 | |
| 2023 | 76 | |
| 2024 | 102 | |
| 2025 | 82 |
Apr peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 29909 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 65 | 17.0% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 58 | 15.1% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 40 | 10.4% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 40 | 10.4% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 31 | 8.1% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 29909 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 27 | 14.7% | |
| 2 | Wildland, woods | 25 | 13.6% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 23 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 19 | 10.3% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 15 | 8.2% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 14 | 7.6% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 11 | 6.0% | |
| 8 | Outside area, other | 10 | 5.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 40 | 21.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 71 | 38.6% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 22 | 12.0% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 14 | 7.6% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 11 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Lightning | 10 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 9 | 4.9% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 8 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 5 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 34 | 18.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 29909 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 256% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,492,200 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 5 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 6 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 7 | $300,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2023 | Major |
| 8 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 29909.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bluffton | 85 | |
| 2 | Hardeeville | 2 | |
| 3 | Ridgeland | 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 — 383 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.